Soil beneficial bacteria and their role in plant growth promotion: A review

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 579-598

  Hayat, Rifat ^a   Ali, Safdar ^a   Amara, Ummay ^a   Khalid, Rabia ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Non symbiotic; P solubilization; PGPR; Phytohormones; Symbiotic

Indexed keywords

AZORHIZOBIUM; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTEROBACTER; KLEBSIELLA; MESORHIZOBIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 79952007388     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0117-1     Document Type: Review

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