Bacterial endophytes of weeds are effective biocontrol agents of <em>Agrobacterium</em> spp., <em>Pectobacterium</em> spp., and promote growth of tomato plants
Bacterial endophytes were isolated from native plants growing in a fallow field. Taxonomy of these bacteria, and their beneficial effects to plants, were determined. Seventeen strains were selected from a group of 73 isolates on the basis of origin, colony morphology and antagonistic properties and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
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| Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5660 |