Bacterial endophyte Sphingomonas sp. LK11 produces gibberellins and IAA and promotes tomato plant growth

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 689-695

  Khan, Abdul Latif ^a   Waqas, Muhammad ^b   Kang, Sang Mo ^b   Al Harrasi, Ahmed ^a   Hussain, Javid ^a   Al Rawahi, Ahmed ^a   Al Khiziri, Salima ^a   Ullah, Ihsan ^b   Ali, Liaqat ^a   Jung, Hee Young ^b   Lee, In Jung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

endophytism; gibberellins; indole acetic acid; Solanum lycopersicum; Sphingomonas sp. LK11

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA APOLLINEA;

CHLOROPHYLL; GIBBERELLIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENDOPHYTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPHINGOMONAS; TEPHROSIA; TOMATO;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENDOPHYTES; GIBBERELLINS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPHINGOMONAS; TEPHROSIA;

EID: 84932641905     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-014-4002-7     Document Type: Article

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