Bacteria in Agrobiology

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 as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining worldwide importance. "Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics" discusses the current trends and future prospects of beneficial microorganisms acting as Probiotics. Topics include the application for the aboveground fitness of plants, applications in mountain ecosystems, in tropical and Mediterranean forests, and in muga sericulture. Further aspects are Arabidopsis as a model system for the diversity and complexity of plant responses, plant parasitic nematodes, nitrogen fixation and phosphorus nutrition.

4.3 Effect on Soil Structure.

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Probiotics for Plants: Importance of Rhizobacteria on Aboveground Fitness in Plants; 1.1 Plants as Linking Agents for Aboveground and Belowground Interactions; 1.2 Rhizobacteria, a Novel Source in Enhancing Plant Growth; 1.3 Induction of Systemic Resistance by Rhizobacteria; 1.4 Consequences of Aboveground Biotic Stress on Rhizobacterial Recruitment; 1.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Bacterial Inoculants for Field Applications Under Mountain Ecosystem: Present Initiatives and Future Prospects.

2.1 Introduction2.2 Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria; 2.3 Prospects and Challenges of Using Microbial Inoculants in the Mountain Ecosystem with Reference to Indian Himalayan Region; 2.3.1 Exploration of Microbial Diversity for the Selection of PGPR; 2.4 Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promotion; 2.4.1 Fixation, Mobilization and Uptake of Nutrients; 2.4.1.1 P-Solubilization; 2.4.1.2 Siderophore Production; 2.4.1.3 Production of Plant Growth Regulating Substances; 2.4.2 Biological Control; 2.4.3 Root Colonization; 2.4.4 Effect of PGPR Application on the Native Microbial Communities.

2.5 Role of…