Applications of plant growth-promoting bacteria for plant and soil systems

Applications of Microbial Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 181-228

  Reed, M L E ^a   Glick, Bernard R ^b  

^a Monsanto Canada Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTIVATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; FOREST REGENERATION; GENETIC MECHANISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH ENHANCEMENTS; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIUM; PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

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DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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