Inoculants of plant growth-promoting bacteria for use in agriculture

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 729-770

  Bashan, Yoav ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beneficial bacteria; Inoculant; Plant growth promoting bacteria; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM PLANT INTERACTION; ENCAPSULATION; INOCULATION; PLANT GROWTH;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; MARKETING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIAL INOCULANTS; PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING BACTERIAS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BACTERIUM; GROWTH; INOCULATION;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL;

EID: 0032108626     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-9750(98)00003-2     Document Type: Review

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