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Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria

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Editors:
  1. Dinesh K. Maheshwari

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

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  • A valuable source of information for scientists in basic microbiological research as well as in applied fields of agriculture, plant pathology and environmental sciences.- Presents current developments in the use of bacteria as biofertilizers and biopesticides.- Written by renowned scientists
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 18)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Benefits of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Rhizobia in Agriculture

    • Marta S. Dardanelli, S. M. Carletti, N. S. Paulucci, D. B. Medeot, E. A. Rodriguez Cáceres, F. A. Vita et al.
    Pages 1-20

  3. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Fundamentals and Applications

    • Márcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo, Lucy Seldin, Fabio Fernando de Araujo, Rosa de Lima Ramos Mariano
    Pages 21-43

  4. Potential of PGPR in Agricultural Innovations

    • Haluk Caglar Kaymak
    Pages 45-79

  5. Importance of Biofilm Formation in Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial Action

    • Gamini Seneviratne, M. L. M. A. W. Weerasekara, K. A. C. N. Seneviratne, J. S. Zavahir, M. L. Kecskés, I. R. Kennedy
    Pages 81-95

  6. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Constraints in Bioformulation, Commercialization, and Future Strategies

    • Naveen K. Arora, Ekta Khare, Dinesh K. Maheshwari
    Pages 97-116

  7. Antifungal Compounds of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Its Action Mode

    • C. S. Quan, X. Wang, S. D. Fan
    Pages 117-156

  8. Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Biocontrol of Plant Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture

    • Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, Zaki A. Siddiqui
    Pages 157-195

  9. Potential of Bacilli for Biocontrol and Its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Olga Susana Correa, Marcelo Abel Soria
    Pages 197-209

  10. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria as Biocontrol Agents Against Soil-Borne Plant Diseases

    • Nico Labuschagne, T. Pretorius, A. H. Idris
    Pages 211-230

  11. Sustainable Approaches for Biological Control of Fusarium Wilt in Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millspaugh)

    • Piyush Pandey, Abhinav Aeron, D. K. Maheshwari
    Pages 231-249

  12. Plant Growth Promoter Rhizobacteria in Plants Inhabiting Harsh Tropical Environments and Its Role in Agricultural Improvements

    • Suikinai Nobre Santos, Vanessa Nessner Kavamura, João Luiz da Silva, Itamar Soares de Melo, Fernando Dini Andreote
    Pages 251-272

  13. Cold-Tolerant Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

    • Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Piyush Joshi, Shekhar Chandra Bisht, Jaideep Kumar Bisht, Govindan Selvakumar
    Pages 273-296

  14. The Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Sustainable and Low-Input Graminaceous Crop Production

    • Stephen P. Cummings, Caroline Orr
    Pages 297-315

  15. Rice Endophytic Diazotrophic Bacteria

    • Janpen Prakamhang, Nantakorn Boonkerd, Neung Teaumroong
    Pages 317-332

  16. Bacillus and Paenibacillus spp.: Potential PGPR for Sustainable Agriculture

    • Venkadasamy Govindasamy, Murugesan Senthilkumar, Vellaichamy Magheshwaran, Upendra Kumar, Pranita Bose, Vikas Sharma et al.
    Pages 333-364

  17. The Role of ACC Deaminase Producing PGPR in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Meenu Saraf, Chaitanya Kumar Jha, Dhara Patel
    Pages 365-385

  18. The Role of the C:N:P Stoichiometry in the Carbon Balance Dynamics of the Legume–AMF–Rhizobium Tripartite Symbiotic Association

    • Vincent M. Gray
    Pages 387-416

  19. Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilation in Foliar Fed Legume Plants at Insufficient Molybdenum Supply

    • Marieta Hristozkova, Maria Geneva, Ira Stancheva
    Pages 417-431

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 433-445
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To cope with the increasing problems created by agrochemicals such as plant fertilizers, pesticides and other plant protection agents, biological alternatives have been developed over the past years. These include biopesticides, such as bacteria for the control of plant diseases, and biofertilizer to improve crop productivity and quality. Especially plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are as effective as pure chemicals in terms of plant growth enhancement and disease control, in addition to their ability to manage abiotic and other stresses in plants. The various facets of these groups of bacteria are treated in this Microbiology Monograph, with emphasis on their emergence in agriculture. Further topics are Bacillus species that excrete peptides and lipopeptides with antifungal, antibacterial and surfactant activity, plant-bacteria-environment interactions, mineral-nutrient exchange, nitrogen assimilation, biofilm formation and cold-tolerant microorganisms.

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

    Dinesh K. Maheshwari

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