An overview of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable agriculture

Crop Production for Agricultural Improvement

Volumn 9789400741164, Issue , 2012, Pages 557-579

  Hayat, Rifat ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^b   Sheirdil, Rizwan Ali ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; BNF; Cereals; P solubilization; PGPR; Phytohormones; Sugarcane and legumes crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONTROL; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ETHYLENE; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; PATHOGENS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR BEETS; SUGAR CANE; UREA; VITAMINS;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CEREALS; INDUCED SYSTEMIC RESISTANCES; P SOLUBILIZATION; PGPR; PHYTOHORMONES; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84884290672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4116-4_22     Document Type: Chapter

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