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Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria

  • 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
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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
  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 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
  7. Cold-Tolerant Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

    • Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Piyush Joshi, Shekhar Chandra Bisht, Jaideep Kumar Bisht, Govindan Selvakumar
    Pages 273-296
  8. Rice Endophytic Diazotrophic Bacteria

    • Janpen Prakamhang, Nantakorn Boonkerd, Neung Teaumroong
    Pages 317-332
  9. 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
  10. The Role of ACC Deaminase Producing PGPR in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Meenu Saraf, Chaitanya Kumar Jha, Dhara Patel
    Pages 365-385
  11. Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilation in Foliar Fed Legume Plants at Insufficient Molybdenum Supply

    • Marieta Hristozkova, Maria Geneva, Ira Stancheva
    Pages 417-431
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 433-445

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Dinesh K. Maheshwari

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