Use of Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria for Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Principles, Mechanisms of Action, and Future Prospects

Overview

Journal Appl Environ Microbiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Microbiology

Date 2005 Sep 10

PMID 16151072

Citations 473

Authors

Stephane Compant

Brion Duffy

Jerzy Nowak

Christophe Clement

Essaid Ait Barka

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