African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Infection, colonization and growth-promoting effects of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) by the endophytic bacterium Herbaspirillum sp. WT00C

Guiting Zhan
  • Guiting Zhan
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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Wei Cheng
  • Wei Cheng
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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Weilin Liu
  • Weilin Liu
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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Yadong Li
  • Yadong Li
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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Kunming Ding
  • Kunming Ding
  • Xianning Academy of Agricultural Science, Xianning city, Hubei province, China.
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Huifu Rao
  • Huifu Rao
  • Xianning Academy of Agricultural Science, Xianning city, Hubei province, China.
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Wenhua Wu
  • Wenhua Wu
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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Xingguo Wang
  • Xingguo Wang
  • The Faculty of Life Science, Huibei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bioresources, Hubei University, China.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2015
  •  Published: 21 January 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Zhan, G., Cheng, W., Liu, W., Li, Y., Ding, K., Rao, H., Wu, W., & Wang, X. (2016). Infection, colonization and growth-promoting effects of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) by the endophytic bacterium Herbaspirillum sp. WT00C. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(3), 130-138.
Chicago /
Guiting Zhan, Wei Cheng, Weilin Liu, Yadong Li, Kunming Ding, Huifu Rao, Wenhua Wu and Xingguo Wang. "Infection, colonization and growth-promoting effects of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) by the endophytic bacterium Herbaspirillum sp. WT00C." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11, no. 3 (2016): 130-138.
MLA /
Guiting Zhan, et al. "Infection, colonization and growth-promoting effects of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) by the endophytic bacterium Herbaspirillum sp. WT00C." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11.3 (2016): 130-138.