Phytostimulatory effect of Azospirillum brasilense wild type and mutant strains altered in IAA production on wheat

Plant and Soil

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-164

  Dobbelaere, Sofie ^a   Croonenborghs, Anja ^a   Thys, Amber ^a   Vande Broek, Ann ^a   Vanderleyden, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Indole 3 acetic acid; Root development; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE;

EID: 0032716717     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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