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Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 53 issue 1 (february 2019) : 1-7

Endophytic bacteria and their potential application in agriculture: A review
 

Jannathul Firdous, Norain Ab. Lathif, Resni Mona, Noorzaid Muhamad
1Cluster for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, Jalan Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Cite article:- Firdous Jannathul, Lathif Ab. Norain, Mona Resni, Muhamad Noorzaid (2019). Endophytic bacteria and their potential application in agriculture: A review. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 53(1): 1-7. doi: 10.18805/IJARe.A-366.

ABSTRACT

Evolution and biodiversity of plants may depend on their mutual relationship with soil microbes. Endophytes are such microbes that grow within the plants and can be isolated from leaves, stem, roots, seeds, fruits and flowers. This review gives information on the importance of endophytic bacteria and their role in agriculture by giving some of the products which is more beneficial in improving the agriculture and a detailed knowledge about the potential biotechnological applications of endophytic bacteria in agriculture.  

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