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Sustainable agrobiology : design and development of microbial consortia / Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Shrivardhan Dheeman, editors.

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 designi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Maheshwari, D. K. (Editor), Dheeman, Shrivardhan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2023.
Series:Microorganisms for sustainability ; v. 43.
Subjects:
Soil microbiology.
Soil microbial ecology.
Sustainable agriculture.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Editors and Contributors
  • Part I: Basic and Fundamentals: Microbial Consortia
  • Chapter 1: An Overall Insight Into the Attributes, Interactions, and Future Applications of ̀̀Microbial Consortium ́́for Plant...
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Microbe-Microbe Interactions
  • 1.3 Microbial Consortia
  • 1.3.1 Definition and Design
  • 1.3.2 Types, Process, and Development
  • 1.4 Formulations: Difficulties and Success
  • 1.5 Root Colonization and Biofilm Formation
  • 1.6 Abiotic Stress: Action and Mechanism.
  • 1.7 Metagenomics and Biotechnological Approach to Increase Efficiency of Microbial Consortium for Plant Growth Promotion
  • 1.7.1 Microbiome Engineering
  • 1.7.2 Molecular Tools to Increase Efficiency of Microbiome Engineering
  • 1.7.3 Next-Generation Microbial Synthetic Communities (SynComs) for Plant Yield Promotion
  • 1.8 Application: Microbial Inoculation and Soil Community
  • 1.9 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Beneficial Microbial Mixtures for Efficient Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Impediments and Success
  • 2.1 Introduction.
  • 2.2 Protocol Strategy: Artificial Microbial Consortia, Construction, and Mode of Applications
  • 2.2.1 Cocktail and Combined Effect
  • 2.2.2 Co-inoculation
  • 2.3 Biofilm and Quorum Sensing
  • 2.4 Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Consortia
  • 2.5 Reason for Failure
  • 2.6 Success Stones and Bottlenecks
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Rhizobacterial-Mediated Interactions for Enhanced Symbiotic Performance of the Root Nodule Rhizobia in Legumes
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Rhizobacterial Interaction in the Initiation of Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Systems.
  • 3.2.1 Initiation of Nodule Formation and Development
  • 3.2.2 Induction of Flavonoid Secretion and Symbiotic Effectiveness
  • 3.3 Nutrient Acquisition and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
  • 3.3.1 Induced Systemic Tolerance (IST) in the Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis
  • 3.3.2 Rhizosphere Interaction for Iron (Fe+3) Acquisition
  • 3.3.3 Phosphorus Acquisition for SNF
  • 3.4 Concluding Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia Render Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia.
  • 4.3 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia-Mediated Biocontrol Mechanisms
  • 4.4 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia Against Bacterial Pathogens
  • 4.5 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia Against Fungal Pathogens
  • 4.6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Phytohormonal Role of Microorganisms Involved in Bioinoculants
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Bioinoculant: Uses and Practices
  • 5.3 Phytohormones Produced by Soil Microorganisms
  • 5.4 Role of Phytohormones in the PGPB-Plant Relationship.

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