Portraying mechanics of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A review

Cogent Food and Agriculture

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Goswami, Dweipayan ^a   Thakker, Janki N ^b   Dhandhukia, Pinakin C ^c  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE   (India)

^b CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Ashok and Rita Patel Institute   (India)

Author keywords

ACC deaminase; antibiotic production; indole acetic acid (IAA); induced systematic resistance (ISR); phosphate solubilization; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); siderophore production

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083086393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23311932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2015.1127500     Document Type: Review

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