Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): The bugs to debug the root zone

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-244

  Dutta, Swarnalee ^a   Podile, Appa Rao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial motility; PGPR; Quorum sensing; Root colonization; Root exudates

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; FLAGELLUM; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT EXUDATE; SOIL MICROFLORA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT EXUDATE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT EXUDATES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIALES;

PLANT EXUDATE;

EID: 77954711661     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: 15497828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408411003766806     Document Type: Review

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