Microbes for Legume Improvement

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Current Status of the Taxonomy of Bacteria Able to Establish Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Symbiosis

   • Encarna Velázquez, Paula García-Fraile, Martha-Helena Ramírez-Bahena, Raúl Rivas, Eustoquio Martínez-Molina

   Pages 1-43

3. Recent Advances in the Active Biomolecules Involved in Rhizobia-Legume Symbiosis

   • Esther Menéndez, Pilar Martínez-Hidalgo, Luis R. Silva, Encarna Velázquez, Pedro F. Mateos, Alvaro Peix

   Pages 45-74

4. Flavonoids and Nod Factors: Importance in Legume-Microbe Interactions and Legume Improvement

   • Anna Skorupska, Dominika Kidaj, Jerzy Wielbo

   Pages 75-94

5. Role of Ethylene and Bacterial ACC-Deaminase in Nodulation of Legumes

   • Azeem Khalid, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Shahid Mahmood, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Imran

   Pages 95-118

6. Rhizobial Exopolysaccharides: A Novel Biopolymer for Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis and Environmental Monitoring

   • Rabindranath Bhattacharyya, Sandip Das, Raktim Bhattacharya, Madhurima Chatterjee, Abhijit Dey

   Pages 119-133

7. Rhizobial Diversity for Tropical Pulses and Forage and Tree Legumes in Brazil

   • Mario Andrade Lira Junior, Giselle Gomes Monteiro Fracetto, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira Araújo, Felipe José Cury Fracetto, Rafaela Simão Abrahão Nóbrega, Krisle Silva et al.

   Pages 135-151

8. Potential of Rhizobia as Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria

   • Luciano Kayser Vargas, Camila Gazolla Volpiano, Bruno Brito Lisboa, Adriana Giongo, Anelise Beneduzi, Luciane Maria Pereira Passaglia

   Pages 153-174

9. Role of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria in Legume Improvement

   • Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Asfa Rizvi, Saima Saif, Bilal Ahmad, Mohd. Shahid

   Pages 175-197

10. Mycorrhizosphere Interactions to Improve a Sustainable Production of Legumes

    • José-Miguel Barea, Rosario Azcón, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar

    Pages 199-225

11. Legume Response to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Diriba Muleta

    Pages 227-260

12. Inoculation Effects of Associative Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria on the Performance of Legumes

    • Mohd. Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Asfa Rizvi, Saima Saif

    Pages 261-276

13. Perspectives of Using Endophytic Microbes for Legume Improvement

    • Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Zahir Aziz, Muhammad Yaseen

    Pages 277-299

14. Legume-Microbe Interactions Under Stressed Environments

    • Hamdi H. Zahran

    Pages 301-339

15. Rhizobial Amelioration of Drought Stress in Legumes

    • Muhammad Naveed, M. Baqir Hussain, Ijaz Mehboob, Zahir Ahmad Zahir

    Pages 341-365

16. Metal-Legume-Microbe Interactions: Toxicity and Remediation

    • Saima Saif, Almas Zaidi, Mohd. Saghir Khan, Asfa Rizvi

    Pages 367-385

17. Nonsymbiotic and Symbiotic Bacteria Efficiency for Legume Growth Under Different Stress Conditions

    • Metin Turan, Nurgül Kitir, Erdal Elkoca, Deniz Uras, Ceren Ünek, Emrah Nikerel et al.

    Pages 387-404

18. Back Matter

    Pages 405-412

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This book presents in-depth insights into strategies involving plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), including symbiotic/asymbiotic nitrogen fixers and associative/endophyte bacteria, phosphate-solubilizing microbes, as well as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their active biomolecules in legume production. It also examines the latest research findings on the taxonomic status of rhizobia and signal molecules affecting rhizobia-legume symbiosis to improve readers’ understanding of the cultivation of legumes in conventional and derelict soil. The agronomically important microflora broadly discussed have offered solutions to some of the problems associated with expensive fertilizers used in many production systems. This second edition provides an overview of metal toxicity to legumes and presents strategies for the abatement of metal toxicity to legumes.

Aimed at professionals, practitioners, researchers and graduate students in microbiology, crop sciences,

soil microbiology, biotechnology and environmental microbiology, the book focuses on the basic concepts and practical aspects of useful soil microbiota in legume production. 

• phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms
• rhizobia-legume symbiosis
• nitrogen-fixing bacteria
• sustainable legume production
• plant growth promoting microorganisms
• biotechnology

• Dept of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

  Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Javed Musarrat

Almas Zaidi, received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Agricultural Microbiology) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and currently serving as Guest teacher/Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Zaidi has been teaching Microbiology at Post Graduate level for more than 12 years and has research experience of 16 years. She has published more than 50 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of national and international repute. Dr. Zaidi has edited seven books published by leading publishers. Her main focus of research is to address problems related with Rhizo-microbiology, microbiology, environmental microbiology, and biofertilizer technology.

 Mohammad Saghir Khan, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Khan received his M.Sc. from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and Ph.D. (Microbiology) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been teaching Microbiology to post-graduate students for the last 20 years and has research experience of 24 years. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Khan is engaged in guiding students for their doctoral degree in Microbiology. He has published over 100 scientific papers including, original research articles, review articles and book chapters in various national and international publication media.&n

bsp; Dr. Khan has also edited nine books published by the leading publishers.  Dr. Khan is deeply involved in research activities focusing mainly on rhizobiology, microbiology, environmental microbiology especially heavy metals-microbes-legume interaction, bioremediation, pesticide-PGPR-plant interaction, biofertilizers and rhizo-immunology.

 Javed Musarrat, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Biochemistry), former Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Microbi

ology and Ex-Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India is presently working as a Vice-Chancellor, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, Jammu & Kasmir, India. He has been teaching Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular biology to Post-Graduate students for the last 27 years and has research experience of about 33 years. He has published more than 175 national and international scientific publications. Dr. Musarrat has edited five books published by the leading publishers. He is associated with several scientific bodies such as DBT, CSIR, UGC, ICAR, UPCST, and CCRUM in various capacities. His major area of interest includes the molecular microbiology, microbial ecology, nanotechnology and genetic toxicology

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