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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and its mechanisms against plant diseases for sustainable agriculture and better productivity

PRANAB DUTTA^1,*, GOMATHY MUTHUKRISHNAN^2,*, SABARINATHAN KUTALINGAM GOPALASUBRAMAIAM², RAJAKUMAR DHARMARAJ², ANANTHI KARUPPAIAH³, KARTHIBA LOGANATHAN⁴, KALAISELVI PERIYASAMY⁵, M. ARUMUGAM PILLAI², GK UPAMANYA⁶, SARODEE BORUAH⁷, LIPA DEB¹, ARTI KUMARI¹, MADHUSMITA MAHANTA¹, PUNABATI HEISNAM⁸, AK MISHRA⁹

1 School of Crop Protection, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Umiam, India
2 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Koyingbatore, India
3 Department of Crop physiology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Koyingbatore, India
4 Departments of Pulses, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Koyingbatore, India
5 Department of Environmental Sciences, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Koyingbatore, India
6 Department of Plant pathology, Assam Agricultural University, Dhubri, India
7 KVK-Tinsukia, Assam Agricultural University, Tinsukia, India
8 Department of Plant Pathology, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat, India
9 Department of Plant Pathology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Bihar, India

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