Plant growth promotion in cereal and leguminous agricultural important plants: From microorganism capacities to crop production

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 325-336

  Perez Montano F ^a   Alias Villegas C ^a   Bellogin R A ^a   Del Cerro, P ^a   Espuny, M R ^a   Jimenez Guerrero I ^a   Lopez Baena F J ^a   Ollero, F J ^a   Cubo, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Legumes; Maize; PGPR; Rice; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CULTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

LEGUMES; MAIZE; PGPR; RICE; WHEAT;

FERTILIZERS;

CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; PLANT; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RICE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; RHIZOBIALES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; FABACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; FABACEAE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84896547192     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.09.011     Document Type: Review

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