Bacteria That Increase Plant Growth Identified
Date: 28.1.2009
Through work originally designed to remove contaminants from soil, scientists have identified plant-associated **microbes that can improve plant growth** on marginal land.
“This work led to our current search for bacteria and the metabolic pathways within them that increase biomass and carbon sequestration in poplar trees growing on marginal soils, with the goal of further improving poplar for biofuel production on non-agricultural lands,” said co-author Safiyh Taghavi.
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