PGPR-Mediated Growth Enhancement and Antioxidant Properties in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis): A New Frontier in Plant Biotechnology

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 201, 2025 The 6^th International Conference on Bioenergy and Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Technology (ICoN-BEAT 2025)


Article Number		02009
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Agriculture
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202520102009
Published online		08 December 2025

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