Alteration of tomato fruit quality by root inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): Bacillus subtilis BEB-13bs

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-106

  Mena Violante, Hortencia Gabriela ^a   Olalde Portugal, Víctor ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Quality; Texture; Tomato

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; FRUIT; INOCULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; ROOT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 34248383966     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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