Screening of Rhizosphere-Associated Bacteria from Rhododendron arboreum for Plant Growth-Promoting Characteristics in the Northwestern Himalayas
The rhizosphere of native Himalayan plants represents a potentially valuable reservoir of microorganisms adapted to distinctive edaphic and climatic conditions. The present study was undertaken to isolate culturable bacteria from the rhizosphere of Rhododendron arboreum and evaluate their plant growth-promoting rhizoba...