From yogurt to yield: Potential applications of lactic acid bacteria in plant production

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-9

  Lamont, John R ^a   Wilkins, Olivia ^a   Bywater Ekegärd, Margaret ^b   Smith, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Bioelicitor; Biofertilizer; Biostimulant; Effective microorganisms; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; COMPOSTING; DISEASE CONTROL; FERTILIZERS; LABORATORIES; LACTIC ACID;

BIO FERTILIZERS; BIOELICITOR; BIOSTIMULANT; EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA;

SEED;

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOFERTILIZER; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; FARMING SYSTEM; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 85016309249     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.03.015     Document Type: Review

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