Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Ecosystems 1st Edition

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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: Crop Ecosystems describes the beneficial role of plant growth promoting bacteria with special emphasis on oil yielding crops, cereals, fruits and vegetables. Chapters present studies on various aspects of bacteria-plant interactions, soil-borne and seed-borne diseases associated with food crops such as rice, sesame, peanuts, and horticultural crops. Further reviews describe technologies to produce inoculants, the biocontrol of post harvest pathogens as a suitable alternative to agrochemicals, and the restoration of degraded soils. Table of Contents 1 Emerging Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agrobiology 2 Bacillus as PGPR in Crop Ecosystem 3 Endophytic Bacteria: Perspectives and Applications in Agricultural Crop Production 4 PGPR Interplay with Rhizosphere Communities and Effect on Plant Growth and Health 5 Impact of Spatial Heterogeneity within Spermosphere and Rhizosphere Environments on Performance of Bacterial Biological Control Agents 6 Biocontrol Mechanisms Employed by PGPR and Strategies of Microbial Antagonists in Disease Control on the Postharvest Environment of Fruits 7 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Associated with Sugarcane 8 Use of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Horticultural Crops 9 Commercial Potential of Microbial Inoculants for Sheath Blight Management and Yield Enhancement of Rice 10 Beneficial Endophytic Rhizobia as Biofertilizer Inoculants for Rice and the Spatial Ecology of This Bacteria???Plant Association 11 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Fundamentals and Exploitation 12 PGPR in Coniferous Trees 13 Perspectives of PGPR in Agri-Ecosystems 14 Ecofriendly Management of Charcoal Rot and Fusarium Wilt Diseases in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) 15 Crop Health Improvement with Groundnut Associated Bacteria Index