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Sustainable Agrobiology

Design and Development of Microbial Consortia

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Editors:
  1. Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari

    1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, India

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  2. Shrivardhan Dheeman

    1. Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Allied Health Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, India

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  • Covers latest reviews of rhizobacteria harnessed of plant growth promotion in mixed inoculation
  • Special section on controversies of developing microbial consortium & bioformulations to deliver microbe in fields
  • Discussed advanced approach of developing consortium via microbiological to molecular understanding

Part of the book series: Microorganisms for Sustainability (MICRO, volume 43)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Basic and Fundamentals: Microbial Consortia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Overall Insight Into the Attributes, Interactions, and Future Applications of “Microbial Consortium” for Plant Growth Promotion with Contemporary Approaches

      • Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Ankita Das, Shrivardhan Dheeman, Piyush Pandey
      Pages 3-22

    3. Beneficial Microbial Mixtures for Efficient Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Impediments and Success

      • Shrivardhan Dheeman, Mukesh Kumar, Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari
      Pages 23-40

    4. Rhizobacterial-Mediated Interactions for Enhanced Symbiotic Performance of the Root Nodule Rhizobia in Legumes

      • Ahmed Idris Hassen, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Rene Carlson
      Pages 41-56

    5. Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia Render Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review

      • Marika Pellegrini, Rihab Djebaili, Giancarlo Pagnani, Daniela M. Spera, Maddalena Del Gallo
      Pages 57-74

    6. Phytohormonal Role of Microorganisms Involved in Bioinoculants

      • Rubén Bottini, Federico J. Berli, M. Victoria Salomon, Patricia N. Piccoli
      Pages 75-107

    7. The Bacterial-Fungal Consortia: Farmer’s Needs, Legal and Scientific Opportunities, and Constraints

      • Marco Nuti, Laura Ercoli, Elisa Pellegrino
      Pages 109-125

  3. Contribution to Agriculture and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Sustainable Improvement of Productivity and Quality of Agricultural Crops Using a Microbial Consortium

      • Somayeh Emami, Hossein Ali Alikhani, Vida Kardgar
      Pages 129-149

    3. Consortia of Probiotic Bacteria and Their Potentials for Sustainable Rice Production

      • M. A. Baset Mia, Afrina Momotaj, Tofazzal Islam
      Pages 151-176

    4. Strategies to Evaluate Microbial Consortia for Mitigating Abiotic Stress in Plants

      • Sarita Sharma, Zalak R. Rathod, Ritika Jain, Dweipayan Goswami, Meenu Saraf
      Pages 177-203

  4. Contributions to Ecosystem and Crop Production

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Co-inoculation of Rhizobacteria in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Production in East Africa

      • H. Korir, S. C. Kipngetich, N. W. Mungai
      Pages 207-224

    3. Management of Sustainable Vegetable Production Using Microbial Consortium

      • Habtamu Mekonnen, Lamenew Fenta, Mulugeta Kibret, Kindu Geta
      Pages 225-243

    4. Consort Interactions of the Root Endophytes Serendipita spp. (Sebacinales, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) with Crop Plants

      • Nader Rokni, Flemming Ekelund, M. Hossein Borhan
      Pages 245-274

    5. Applications of Microbial Consortia and Microbiome Interactions for Augmenting Sustainable Agrobiology

      • Vidya Niranjan, Anagha S. Setlur, Sinosh Skariyachan, K. Chandrashekar
      Pages 275-316

  5. Biofertilizer, Biocontrol Agents, and Crop Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317
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    2. Effect of Microbial Consortium Vs. Perfected Chemical Fertilizers for Sustainable Crop Growth

      • Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Sandeep Kumar, Prashant Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Shrivardhan Dheeman
      Pages 319-337

    3. Bioencapsulation of Biocontrol Agents as a Management Strategy for Plant Pathogens

      • Clement Kiing Fook Wong
      Pages 339-358
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Keywords

About this book

This edited volume covers all aspects of microbes in consortia; their roles in the ecological balance of soil by mineralize soil nutrients, plant growth promotion, protecting plants from disease by acting as biocontrol agents etc. Step-by-step descriptions are provided to the development and designing strategies of microbial consortia of rhizobacteria, phytohormone producing with biocontrol; ACC-deaminase producing with siderophore producing; vice-versa, and many combinations of multifaceted bacteria. The development of microbial consortia into successful bioinoculant and biofertilizers is also included in various chapters. In addition, molecular mechanisms to study the synergistic behaviors of rhizobacteria, accompanied by numerous helpful schematic drawings. Using phylogeny to justify the molecular similarity among two different bacteria identifies the possibility of microbial synergism, fruitful to development of microbial consortium and establish them in the rhizosphere with consorted mechanisms. In addition, clear drawings are included in support of understanding the natural phenomenon of synergism in below-ground ecosystem.

Essential information is provided on ecological management by consorted mechanisms of rhizobacteria that directly affect ‘agriculture sustainability’ and an individual chapter is devoted to the understanding of future research, and addressing bottlenecks and successful steps.

 This book assists the academicians, researchers and NGOs in negotiating the steep learning curve involved in gaining the skills needed to perform design and development of microbial consortiums, preparation of PGPR-based fertilizers, which offers significant advantages in terms of pertaining novel knowledge on the groundbreaking research, still ongoing. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, India

    Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari

  • Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Allied Health Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, India

    Shrivardhan Dheeman

About the editors

Prof. (Dr.) Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, former Vice- Chancellor (Gurukula Kangri Deemed to be University, Haridwar) a renowned Botanist and Microbiologist, is holding MHRD-UGC-BSR Eminent Faculty Fellowship after his superannuation. Prof. Maheshwari worked in Biology Research Centre (Szeged), Hungry in the year 1983-1984. He was Visiting Professor, Science University of Tokyo, Noda (Japan), University of Ulm (Germany), University of Gent (Belgium), University of Barcelona (Spain), University of Tokyo (Japan), Daegu University (Korea). He has received several recognitions and has been awarded “Prof. Y.S. Murty Medal” and most prestigious ‘Birbal Sahni Award’ of Indian Botanical Society in the year 1992 and 2018 respectively, for his outstanding contribution.

Dr. Shrivardhan Dheeman is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, School of Allied Health Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, Haryana, India. Dr. Dheeman has researchinterests in Plant-Microbe Interaction and Microbial Ecology. He is involved in teaching Microbiology and Biotechnology to different disciplines in undergraduate and post-graduate classes. Dr. Dheeman was nominated for “Young Scientist” of Indian Science Congress in the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Microbial Diversity and Plant-Microbe Interactions.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Agrobiology

  • Book Subtitle: Design and Development of Microbial Consortia

  • Editors: Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Shrivardhan Dheeman

  • Series Title: Microorganisms for Sustainability

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9570-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

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

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9569-9Published: 21 March 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9572-9Published: 22 March 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-9570-5Published: 20 March 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2512-1901

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-1898

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 405

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology, Agriculture, Microbiology

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