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Root colonization and phytostimulation by phytohormones producing entophytic Nostoc sp. AH-12.
Current microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Hussain Anwar, Hamayun Muhammad, Shah Syed Tariq
Abstract excerpt
Nostoc, a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, has great potential to make symbiotic associations with a wide range of plants and benefit its hosts with nitrogen in the form of nitrates. It may also use phytohormones as a tool to promote plant growth. Phytohormones [cytokinin (Ck) and IAA] were determined in the culture of an endophytic Nostoc isolated from rice roots. The strain was able to accumulate as well as...
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