The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such asthe diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gainingworldwide importance. “Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Growth Responses” describes the application of various bacteria in plant growth promotion and protection, including symbiotic, free living, rhizospheric, endophytic, methylotrophic, diazotrophic and filamentous species. Gives a modern approach to the various facets of plant growth promoting and associative bacteria. A valuable source of information for scientists in agriculture, agronomy, applied microbiology, plant protection, environmental sciences and soil ecology. Written by renowned scientists. INDICE: Passaglia: Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of Plant-Growth Promoting Bacilli. Bacon: Bacillus mojavensis : its Endophytic Nature, the Surfactins and their Role in the Plant Response. Borris: Increasing use of Plant-Associated Bacillus Strains as Biofertilizers and Biocontrol Agents in Agriculture. Sakthivel: Antimicrobial Metabolites by Fluorescent Pseudomonads for Biocontrol Applications. Andres: Role of Pseudomonas aurantiaca in Crop Improvement. Reis: What is Expected from the Genus Azospirillum as Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria?- Katsy: Plasmid Plasticity in the Plant-Associated Bacteria of the Genus Azospirillum. Saraf: Enterobacter species: Role in Plant Growth Promotion. Doty: Nitrogen-Fixing Endophytes for Improved Plant Growth. Shimizu: Endophyticactinomycetes as Biocontrol Agents. Tsavkelova: Bacteria Associated with Roots of Greenhouse Orchids. Sa: Diversity and Beneficial Interactions among Methylobacterium and Plants. Strap: Actinobacteria-Plant Interactions, A boon to Agriculture. Sa: Insect Gut Bacteria: An Unexplored Niche for Plant Growth Promotion. Tofazzal: Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Lysobacter Species.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-20331-2
- Editorial: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 380
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés