Chromium reducing and plant growth promoting potential of mesorhizobium species under chromium stress

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 121-129

  Wani, Pervaze Ahmad ^a   Zaidi, Almas ^a   Khan, Md Saghir ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium reduction; Chromium tolerance; Mesorhizobium; Plant growth promoting activities

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS; CHROMIUM REDUCTION; IN-VITRO; INDOLEACETIC ACID; LURIA-BERTANI BROTHS; MESORHIZOBIUM; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING; PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING ACTIVITIES; SIDEROPHORES; YEAST EXTRACTS;

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM;

EID: 84863393473     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860903124289     Document Type: Article

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