Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Antagonistic Bacteria from Cotton and Sugarcane Plants for Suppression of Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species

• Published in: Iranian journal of biotechnology Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 61 - 70
• Main Authors: Zain, Maryam, Yasmin, Sumera, Hafeez, Fauzia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Fusarium solani; Fusarium monoliformae; Pseudomonas spp; Fusarium.oxysporum; biocontrol
• ISSN: 2322-2921; 1728-3043; 2322-2921
• DOI: 10.21859/ijb.1974

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) may be utilized to augment plant growth and suppress the plant pathogens. Objective: The present study was conducted to isolate and characterize the antagonistic bacteria indigenous to cotton and sugarcane rhizosphere in Pakistan, and to evaluate their abi...