Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria [Paperback]

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.

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are as effective as pure chemicals in terms of plant growth enhancement and disease control. The various facets of these groups of bacteria are treated in this book, with emphasis on their emergence in agriculture.

Dardanelli MS, Carletti SM, Paulucci NS, Medeot DB, Rodriguez C?ceres EA, Vita FA, Bueno M, Fumero MV, Garcia MB: Benefits of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Rhizobia in Agriculture.- M?rcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo, Lucy Seldin, Fabio Fernando de Araujo, Rosa de Lima Eamos Mariano: PGPR: Fundamentals and Applications.- Haluk ?alar Kaymak: Potential of PGPR in Agricultural Innovations.- G Seneviratne, MLMAW Weerasekara, KACN Seneviratne, JS Zavahir, ML Kecsk?s, IR Kennedy: Importance of biofilm formation in plant growth promoting rhizobacterial action.- Naveen K. Arora, Ekta Khare, Dinesh K. Maheshwari: PGPR: Constraints in Bioformulation, Commercialization and Future Strategies.- C.S. Quan, X. Wang, S.D. Fan: AntifulÂ