Characterization of Bacillus isolates of potato rhizosphere from andean soils of Peru and their potential PGPR characteristics

Bacillus spp. are well known rhizosphere residents of many crops and usually show plant growth promoting (PGP) activities that include biocontrol capacity against some phytopatogenic fungi. Potato crops in the Andean Highlands of Peru face many nutritional and phytophatogenic problems that have a si...

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Main Authors: Pamela Calvo, Ernesto Ormeño-Orrillo, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Doris Zúñiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000400008