A Review on Practical Application and Potentials of Phytohormone-Producing Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Inducing Heavy Metal Tolerance in Crops

A Review on Practical Application and Potentials of Phytohormone-Producing Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Inducing Heavy Metal Tolerance in Crops

Water scarcity and high input costs have compelled farmers to use untreated wastewater and industrial effluents to increase profitability of their farms. Normally, these effluents improve crop productivity by serving as carbon source for microbes, providing nutrients to plants and microbes, and impr...

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Main Authors: Farheen Nazli, Adnan Mustafa, Maqshoof Ahmad, Azhar Hussain, Moazzam Jamil, Xiukang Wang, Qaiser Shakeel, Muhammad Imtiaz, Mohamed A. El-Esawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
environmental pollution
urbanization
industrialization
heavy metals
phytohormones
microbes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/9056

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