Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as alleviators for soil degradation

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Stress Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 41-63

  Turan, Metin ^a   Esitken, Ahmet ^b   Sahin, Fikrettin ^c  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84871716608     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23465-1_3     Document Type: Chapter

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