Plant growth-promoting potential of endophytic fungi isolated from Solanum nigrum leaves

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1461-1466

  Khan, Abdur Rahim ^a   Ullah, Ihsan ^a,b   Waqas, Muhammad ^a   Shahzad, Raheem ^a   Hong, Sung Jun ^a   Park, Gun Seok ^a   Jung, Byung Kwon ^a   Lee, In Jung ^a   Shin, Jae Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Growth promotion; Indole acetic acid; Solanum nigrum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; GROWTH PROMOTION; INDOLEACETIC ACID; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

FUNGI;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM TRICINCTUM; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

PHYTOHORMONE;

ALTERNARIA; CHEMISTRY; ENDOPHYTE; FUSARIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORYZA; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

ALTERNARIA; ENDOPHYTES; FUSARIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORYZA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 84938738158     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1888-0     Document Type: Article

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