Serratia - An under estimated potential plant growth promoting and bioprotecting rhizobacteria

Biopesticides International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-62

  Niranjana, S R ^a   Hariprasad, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Fusarium oxysporum; Induced systemic resistance; Rhizobacteria; Root colonization; Serratia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869995257     PISSN: 0973483X     EISSN: 09769412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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