Heavy metals mitigation and growth promoting effect of endophytic Agrococcus terreus (MW 979614) in maize plants under zinc and nickel contaminated soil

IntroductionHeavy metals such as iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, silver, zinc, nickel, and arsenic have accumulated in soils for a long time due to the dumping of industrial waste and sewage. Various techniques have been adapted to overcome metal toxicity in agricultural land but utilizing a biolog...

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Main Authors: Asim Shahzad, Anam Siddique, Shazia Ferdous, Muhammad Ahmar Amin, Mingzhou Qin, Uzma Aslam, Muhammad Naeem, Tasmia Bashir, Abdul Shakoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1255921/full