Enhancing systemic resistance in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) to Bean yellow mosaic virus via soil application and foliar spray of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae strain 33504-Alex1

Rhizobium spp. manifests strong nitrogen fixation ability in legumes. However, their significance as biocontrol agents and antivirals has rarely been investigated. Under greenhouse conditions, the molecularly identified nitrogen-fixing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), Rhizobium leguminos...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdelkhalek, Hamada El-Gendi, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Viviana Maresca, Hassan Moawad, Mohsen M. Elsharkawy, Hosny A. Younes, Said I. Behiry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.933498/full