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A study was undertaken to investigate the effect of Mn-application on the activity of PDB in a calcareous soil. Mn was applied to the soil at two rates 5 and 10 ppm in the presence and absence of inoculation with PDB. Although the effect of 5 ppm Mn on the counts of PDB and P-uptake by pea plants was slight, 10 ppm Mn markedly proliferated PDB and increased P-uptake by 16 and 5% of control in inoculated and non-inoculated soils respectively. re]19750821
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Saber, M.S.M., Yousry, M. & Kabesh, M.O. Effect of manganese application on the activity of phosphate-dissolving bacteria in a calcareous soil cultivated with pea plants. Plant Soil 47, 335–339 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00011492
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