Plant growth-promoting Arthrobacter sp. MD55 alleviates heavy metal toxicity in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by enhancing germination and seedling growth
Crop productivity and food security are severely threatened worldwide by heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils. The ability of MD55 to reduce heavy metal stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was assessed in this study after it was isolated from the rhizosphere of Diplachne fusca growing close to a sewage-imp...