Induction of drought tolerance in cucumber plants by a consortium of three plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium strains.

Our previous work showed that a consortium of three plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) strains (Bacillus cereus AR156, Bacillus subtilis SM21, and Serratia sp. XY21), termed as BBS for short, was a promising biocontrol agent. The present study investigated its effect on drought tolerance i...

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Main Authors: Chun-Juan Wang, Wei Yang, Chao Wang, Chun Gu, Dong-Dong Niu, Hong-Xia Liu, Yun-Peng Wang, Jian-Hua Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3532358?pdf=render