Oil palm and banana root colonization potential of locally isolated nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria

• Main Authors: Then, Kek Hoe, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji, Syed Alwee, Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92333/1/MohamadRojiSarmidi2020_OilPalmAndBananaRootColonizationPotential.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92333/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020201006

Oil palm and banana are the biggest commodity crop and the second largest fruit crop planted in Malaysia. Both oil palm and banana are highly nutrient-demanding crops that requires a large amount of fertilizer input. This presents an opportunity to find alternative source of nutrient that is much ch...