Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Solanum tuberosum Through Inducing Changes in the Expression of ROS-Scavenging Enzymes and Improved Photosynthetic Performance

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-258

  Gururani, Mayank Anand ^a   Upadhyaya, Chandrama Prakash ^b   Baskar, Venkidasamy ^a   Venkatesh, Jelli ^a   Nookaraju, Akula ^c   Park, Se Won ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b GURU GHASIDAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; PGPR; Photosynthesis; ROS; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIALES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84877923375     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-012-9292-6     Document Type: Article

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