Diversity, Biocontrol, and Plant Growth Promoting Abilities of Xylem Residing Bacteria from Solanaceous Crops

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the solanaceous crops of economic and cultural importance and is widely cultivated in the state of Goa, India. Eggplant cultivation is severely affected by bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum that colonizes the xylem tissue. In this study, 167 ba...

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Main Authors: Gauri A. Achari, Raman Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/296521