| isolation, characterization and beneficial effects of rice associated plant growth promoting bacteria from zanzibar soils. | this study was undertaken to isolate and characterize plant growth promoting bacteria (pgpb) occurring in four soils of zanzibar, tanzania as well as to evaluate their potential use as biofertilizers for rice. a total of 12 pgpb strains were isolated from rice and studied for growth characteristics, carbon/nitrogen source utilization patterns using qts-24 kits, phosphate solubilization, indole acetic acid (iaa) production, antibiotic resistance patterns and growth at different ph, temperature an ... | 2004 | 15162398 |