Overview
- This is the first book on PGPR
- Contributors are international experts on the subject
- Almost all aspects of PGPR research are covered
- Comprehensive source of recent knowledge for the agricultural world
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PGPR have gained world wide importance and acceptance for agricultural benefits. These microorganisms are the potential tools for sustainable agriculture and the trend for the future. Scientific researches involve multidisciplinary approaches to understand adaptation of PGPR to the rhizosphere, mechanisms of root colonization, effects on plant physiology and growth, biofertilization, induced systemic resistance, biocontrol of plant pathogens, production of determinants etc. Biodiversity of PGPR and mechanisms of action for the different groups: diazotrophs, bacilli, pseudomonads, and rhizobia are shown. Effects of physical, chemical and biological factors on root colonization and the proteomics perspective on biocontrol and plant defence mechanism is discussed. Visualization of interactions of pathogens and biocontrol agents on plant roots using autofluorescent protein markers has provided more understanding of biocontrol process. Commercial formulations and field applications of PGPR are detailed.
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Book Title: PGPR: Biocontrol and Biofertilization
Editors: Zaki A. Siddiqui
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4152-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4002-3Published: 07 November 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7009-8Published: 10 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4152-5Published: 19 January 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 318
Topics: Agriculture, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Plant Pathology, Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, general