Tales from the underground: Molecular plant-rhizobacteria interactions

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-199

  Persello Cartieaux, Fabienne ^a   Nussaume, L ^b   Robaglia, C ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Induced systemic resistance; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Rhizobacteria; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RHIZOSPHERE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0037324714     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00956.x     Document Type: Review

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