Characterization of Bacillus sp. strains isolated from rhizosphere of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) for their use as potential plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Microbial communities are abundantly found in the rhizosphere and also in the area that is under the influence of the root and its close vicinity. The rhizosphere gives support to many active microbial populations capable of exerting beneficial, neutral or detrimental effects on plant growth (Latour et al., 1996). In this paper ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 10 (2013) pp. 406-417 http://www.ijcmas.com

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