Search for dissertations about: "Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.

  2. 1. Mechanism of Action of the Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa

    Author : Salme Timmusk; Gerhart Wagner; Janet Jansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Microbiology; Plant growth promotion; Induced resistance; Biocontrol; Deleterious rhizobacterium; Mikrobiologi; Microbiology; Mikrobiologi;

    Abstract : Paenibacillus polymyxa belongs to the group of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Activities associated with P. polymyxa-treatment of plants in earlier experiments include, e.g. READ MORE

  4. 2. Use of rhizobacteria for the alleviation of plant stress

    Author : Islam Ahmed Moustafa Abd El-Daim; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are beneficial microbes able to induce plant stress tolerance and antagonise plant pathogens. The present study showed that wheat seedlings pre-treated with Bacillus thuringiensis AZP2 had better tolerance to severe drought stress and showed 78% greater plant biomass and five-fold higher survivorship compared to wheat seedlings not treated with the bacterium. READ MORE