A better water status in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum under osmotic stress is related to morphological changes in xylem vessels of the coleoptile

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-97

  Pereyra, M A ^a   Garcia P ^a   Colabelli, M N ^a   Barassi, C A ^a   Creus, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Growth promotion; Osmotic stress; Wheat seedlings; Xylem vessels

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 83455221074     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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