African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Bacterial mediated amelioration of drought stress in drought tolerant and susceptible cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Yogendra Singh Gusain*
  • Yogendra Singh Gusain*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.
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U. S. Singh
  • U. S. Singh
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Office NASC Complex, Pusa New Delhi, 110012, India.
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A. K. Sharma
  • A. K. Sharma
  • Department of Biological Sciences, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India.
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  •  Received: 05 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 February 2015
  •  Published: 04 March 2015

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