Stimulation of plant growth and biocontrol by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum FZB42 engineered for improved action

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Qiao, Jun Qing ^a,b   Wu, Hui Jun ^a   Huo, Rong ^a   Gao, Xue Wen ^a   Borriss, Rainer ^c,d  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ABITEP GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum; Biocontrol; Biofertilizer; Harpin genes; Plant growth promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015312990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21965641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40538-014-0012-2     Document Type: Review

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