Bookeditors, R. Z. Sayyed, M. S. Reddy, Sarjiya Antonius.
Summary: Sustainable increase in agricultural production while keeping the environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function and biodiversity is a real challenge in current agricultural practices. Application of PGPR can help in meeting the expected demand for increasing agricultural productivity to feed the worlds booming population. Global concern over the demerits of chemicals in agriculture has diverted the attention of researchers towards sustainable agriculture by utilizing the potential of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). Use of PGPR as biofertilizers, biopesticides, soil, and plant health managers has gained considerable agricultural and commercial significance. The book Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture has contributions in the form of book chapter from 25 eminent global researchers, that discusses about the PGPRs and their role in growth promotion of various crop plants, suppression of wide range of phytopathogens, their formulation, effect of various factors on growth and performance of PGPR, assessment of diversity of PGPR through microsatellites and role of PGPR in mitigating biotic and abiotic stress. This book will be helpful for students, teachers, researchers, and entrepreneurs involved in PGPR and allied fields. The book will be highly useful to researchers, teachers, students, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Diversity and Plant Growth Promoting Potential of Bacterial Endophytes in Rice Seeds
Chapter 2. Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 3. The Biological Method of Increasing Seed Germination and Productivity of Grain Crops
Chapter 4. Development and Formulation of Beneficial Rhizobacteria Consortia to Improve Soil Health and Agricultural Practice Sustainability in Indonesia
Chapter 5. Biochemical Characterization of Microbials and their Effects on the Growth and Yield of Multiplier Onion (Allium ascalonicum L.) in the Philippines
Chapter 6. Evaluation of The Side Effects of Nitrification Inhibiting Agrochemicals In Soils
Chapter 7. Cyanobacteria from Sorghum bicolor Grown Fields of Ecopark at Cibinong Science Center-Botanic Gardens, Indonesia
Chapter 8. Stimulation of Seed Germination and Growth Parameters of Rice var. Sahbhagi by Enterobacter cloacae in Presence of Ammonia Sulphate as Substitute of ACC
Chapter 9. Impact of Biofertilizer on Crop Yield of Isabgol (Plantago ovata) and Senna (Cassia alexandrina)
Chapter 10. Evaluation of mixtures of beneficial microorganisms on Brassica chinensis, L
Chapter 11. Characterization of Sugarcane Mosaic Disease and its Management with PGPR
Chapter 12. Effect of Different Doses of Pendimethalin on Microbial Activities and Nodulation in Chickpea
Chapter 13. Effect of Herbicide Application on Soil Microflora and Nutrient Status of Soil
Chapter 14. Yield Maximization in Pigeonpea (cajanuscajan l. Millsp.) Through Application of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria
Chapter 15. Financial Analysis of Biofertilizer Application: Case Study of Gliocompost Utilization on Red Chili Farming
Chapter 16. Viability of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida and Rhizobium sp. as Liquid Bacterial Fertilizers In Various Formulated Carriers
Chapter 17. Studies on the Performance of Coropulse on Blackgram
Chapter 18. Microbial Surfactants and Their Significance in Agricult ure
Chapter 19. Compatibility Potential of Brassica Species and Mustard Seed Meal With Pseudomonas fluorescens for Biological Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases
Chapter 20. Diversity Assessment of Antagonistic Trichoderma Species by Comparative Analysis of Microsatellites
Chapter 21. Overview of bio-pesticides in Pakistan
Chapter 22. Evaluation of Indigenous Fluorescent Pseudomonads for the Management of Newly Emerging Wilt of Pomegranate Caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata
Chapter 23. Comparative Study of Indigenous and Non-indigenous Rhizobacterial Isolates to Induce the Resistance of Bunching Onion Against Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)
Chapter 24. Use of Bioinoculants in the Modulation of Volatile Organic Compound Emission Under Environmental Stresses for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 25. Salinity Resistance of Azotobacter Isolated from Saline Soil in West Java.