IMPROVED METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS

摘要

An improved method for protecting the growth of plants in the presence of phytotoxic microorganisms, particularly fungi, which inhibit the growth of the plants is described. The method particularly uses Pseudomonas putida NRRL-B-12537 which produces an iron complexing siderophore and thus prevents the utilization of iron by the phytotoxic microorganisms to thereby inhibit their growth.