Summary Soil salinization is increasing steadily in many parts of the world and causes major problems for plant productivity. Under these stress conditions, root‐associated beneficial bacteria can help improve plant growth and nutrition. In this study, salt‐tolerant bacteria from the rhizosphere of Uzbek wheat with potentially beneficial traits were isolated and characterized. Eight strains which initially positively affect th...

Summary Our group studies tomato foot and root rot, a plant disease caused by the fungus Forl ( Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis‐lycopersici ). Several bacteria have been described to be able to control the disease, using different mechanisms. Here we describe a method that enables us to select, after application of a crude rhizobacterial mixture on a sterile seedling, those strains that reach the root tip faster than our best...