First International Meeting on Microbial Phosphate Solubilization [Paperback]

In 2002, sixty international specialists met to discuss problems of high P-unavailability as a soil nutrient for crops, and the hazards of increased phosphate input to aquatic habitats from industrial and mining activities, sewage disposal, detergents, and other sources. Among the presentations were updated solutions to enhance P-uptake by plants, bioremediation potential in the rehabilitation of ecosystems, taxonomic characterization interactions with mycorrizae, the physiological and molecular basis of PSM, and more.

Contents; Preface;Taxonomy of rhizobia: An Overview: A. Willems; Genetics of phosphate solubilization and its potential application for improving plant growth-promoting bacteria: H. Rodr?guez, R. Fraga, T. Gonzalez & Y. Bashan; Biodiversity of populations of phosphate solubilizing rhizobia that nodulates chickpea in different Spanish soils: R. Rivas, A. Peix, P. F. Mateos, M.E. Trujillo, E. Mart?nez-Molina & E. Vel?squez; Phosphate solubilization activity of rhizobia native to Iranian soils: H. A. Alikhani, N. Saleh-Rastin & H. Antoun; Differential effects of coinoculations with Pseudomonas jessenii PS06 (a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium) and Mesorhizobium ciceri C-2/2 strains on the growth and seed yield of chickpea under greenhouse and field conditions: A. Valverde, A. Burgos, T. Fiscella, R. Rivas, E. Vel?zquez, C. Rodr?guez-Barrueco, E. Cervantes, M. Chamber and J. M. Igual; Effect of Tilemsi phosphate rock solubilizing microorganisms on phosphorus-uptake and yield of field grown wheat in Mali: B. A. Hamadoun & H. Antoun; Screening for PGPR to improve growth of Cistus ladanifer seedlings for reforestation of degraded mlÃÃ