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Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Productivity

  • Gives a modern approach to the various facets of plant growth promoting and associative bacteria

  • A valuable source of information for scientists in agriculture, agronomy, microbiology, plant breeding, environmental sciences and soil biology

  • Written by renowned scientists

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Endophytic Bacteria: A Biotechnological Potential in Agrobiology System

    • Paulo Teixeira Lacava, João Lúcio Azevedo
    Pages 1-44
  3. Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Commercially Grown Medicinal Plants

    • B. Karthikeyan, U. Sakthivel, J. Sriman Narayanan
    Pages 65-76
  4. Plant-Associated Bacteria in Nitrogen Nutrition in Crops, with Special Reference to Rice and Banana

    • Md. Abdul Baset Mia, Md. Motaher Hossain, Zulkifli Haji Shamsuddin, M. Tofazzal Islam
    Pages 97-126
  5. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria as Zinc Mobilizers: A Promising Approach for Cereals Biofortification

    • Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez, Muhammad Abaid-Ullah, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan
    Pages 217-235
  6. Functional Aspect of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria: Importance in Crop Production

    • Mohammad Saghir Khan, Ees Ahmad, Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Oves
    Pages 237-263
  7. The Role of Siderophores in Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria

    • Ana Fernández Scavino, Raúl O. Pedraza
    Pages 265-285
  8. Role of Microbial Siderophores in Improving Crop Productivity in Wheat

    • Prashant Sarode, Makarand Rane, Meghraj Kadam, Sudhir Chincholkar
    Pages 287-308
  9. Induction of Plant Defense Response and Its Impact on Productivity

    • Louis-Philippe Hamel, Nathalie Beaudoin
    Pages 309-327
  10. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Plant Immunity

    • Marilyn Sumayo, Sa-Youl Ghim
    Pages 329-349
  11. Interactions in Rhizosphere for Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

    • Thounaojam Nevita, Piyush Pandey, Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Anchal Sood
    Pages 439-461

About this book

The future of agriculture greatly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. The application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), represents an ecologically and economically sustainable strategy. The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining importance worldwide.

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Productivity focus on the role of beneficial bacteria in crop growth, increased nutrient uptake and mobilization, and defense against phytopathogens. Diverse group of agricultural crops and medicinal plants are described as well as PGPR-mediated bioremediation leading to food security.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Dept. of Botany Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India

    Dinesh K. Maheshwari

  • University School of Sciences, Dep. Microbiology and Biotechnology, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

    Meenu Saraf

  • Faculty of Microbiology, Department of Biosciences, DAV (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, India

    Abhinav Aeron

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Productivity

  • Editors: Dinesh K. Maheshwari, Meenu Saraf, Abhinav Aeron

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37241-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-37240-7Published: 10 July 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43098-5Published: 14 July 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-37241-4Published: 28 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 507

  • Topics: Bacteriology, Agriculture, Biotechnology

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