| restoration of eroded soil in the sonoran desert with native leguminous trees using plant growth-promoting microorganisms and limited amounts of compost and water. | restoration of highly eroded desert land was attempted in the southern sonoran desert that had lost its natural capacity for self-revegetation. in six field experiments, the fields were planted with three native leguminous trees: mesquite amargo prosopis articulata, and yellow and blue palo verde parkinsonia microphylla and parkinsonia florida. restoration included inoculation with two of plant growth-promoting bacteria (pgpb; azospirillum brasilense and bacillus pumilus), native arbuscular myco ... | 2012 | 22425876 |