Induction of growth promotion and resistance against downy mildew on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) by rhizobacteria

Plant Disease

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 380-384

  Niranjan Raj, S ^a   Chaluvaraju, G ^a   Amruthesh, K N ^a   Shetty, H S ^a   Reddy, M S ^b   Kloepper, Joseph W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASE CONTROL; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED; STRAIN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

GROWTH PROMOTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; GROWTH; MILLET; SEEDS; STRAINS;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GRAMINICOLA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; PUMILUS; RHIZOBIALES; SCLEROSPORA GRAMINICOLA;

EID: 0037383024     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2003.87.4.380     Document Type: Article

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