Functional diversity among plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: Current status

Microbial Strategies for Crop Improvement

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 105-132

  Khan, Mohammad Saghir ^a   Zaidi, Almas ^a   Wani, P A ^a   Ahemad, Munees ^a   Oves, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

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