Fungal growth promotor endophytes: A pragmatic approach towards sustainable food and agriculture

Symbiosis

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 63-79

  Rai, Mahendra ^a,b   Rathod, Dnyaneshwar ^a   Agarkar, Gauravi ^a   Dar, Mudasir ^a   Brestic, Marian ^c   Pastore, Glaucia Maria ^b   Junior, Mario Roberto Marostica ^b  

^a SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Antimicrobial; Endophytic fungi; Medicinal plants; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84898548647     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: 18787665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-014-0273-3     Document Type: Article

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