Germination of Salicornia bigelovii ecotypes under stressing conditions of temperature and salinity and ameliorative effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-176

  Rueda Puente, E O ^a   Garcia Hernandez J L ^a,b   Preciado Rangel, P ^a,c   Murillo Amador, B ^a,b   Tarazon Herrera M A ^a   Flores Hernandez A ^a,d   Holguin Pena J ^a,b   Aybar, A N ^a,e   Barron Hoyos J M ^a   Weimers, D ^a,e   Mwandemele, O ^a,e   Kaaya, G ^a,e   Mayoral, J L ^a,b   Troyo Dieguez E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^c Inst Tecn Agropecuario No 10   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Azospirillum halopraeferens; Ecotypes; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Plant growth promoting bacteria; Salicornia bigelovii; Salinity; Seed germination; Temperature regime

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GERMINATION; INHIBITION; INOCULATION; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM HALOPRAEFERENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SALICORNIA BIGELOVII;

EID: 34248203204     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2007.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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