Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop growth in saline soils: A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 737-752

  Paul, Diby ^a   Lade, Harshad ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mitigation; Nutrient uptake; Osmotolerance; Plant growth; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Soil salinity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITOR; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OSMOREGULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SALINE SOIL; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM;

RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 84919929941     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-014-0233-6     Document Type: Review

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