Effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on canola (<i>Brassica napus </i> L) and lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik) plants
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are free-living, soil-borne bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere and, when applied to crops, enhance the growth of plants. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria may enhance plant growth either by direct or indirect mechanisms. The direct mechanisms of act...
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University of Saskatchewan
2005
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04222005-152417/ |