Phosphate Solubilizing Microbes: Functional Aspects

Mohammad Oves

ISBN 10: 3845400641 / ISBN 13: 9783845400648

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2011, 2011

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Neuware -Globally, most agronomic soils contain huge reserves of phosphorus, but the fixation and precipitation, cause a major deficiency of Phosphorus in soil, and in turn, hamper the growth of crops seriously. How to improve phosphorus fertilizer efficiency and utilize the potential nutrient in soil has therefore, long been a major concern for field practitioners. This has led to a search for eco-friendly and economically attractive alternative technology for improving crop production in low or even P deficient soils. In this context, natural soil inhabitants endowed with P-solubilizing activity, often termed phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms [PSM], provides a viable substitute to chemical P fertilizers. Inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms, like, bacteria and fungi in soil has been shown to immensely affect the growth of plants by making not only P available to plants but also facilitate the growth of plants by other mechanisms leading to higher crop yields.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 100 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Phosphate Solubilizing Microbes: Functional Aspects
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3845400641
• ISBN 13: 9783845400648
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 167 grams

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Synopsis

Globally, most agronomic soils contain huge reserves of phosphorus, but the fixation and precipitation, cause a major deficiency of Phosphorus in soil, and in turn, hamper the growth of crops seriously. How to improve phosphorus fertilizer efficiency and utilize the potential nutrient in soil has therefore, long been a major concern for field practitioners. This has led to a search for eco-friendly and economically attractive alternative technology for improving crop production in low or even P deficient soils. In this context, natural soil inhabitants endowed with P-solubilizing activity, often termed phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms [PSM], provides a viable substitute to chemical P fertilizers. Inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms, like, bacteria and fungi in soil has been shown to immensely affect the growth of plants by making not only P available to plants but also facilitate the growth of plants by other mechanisms leading to higher crop yields.

About the Author

Mr. Mohammad Oves did M.Sc. in Ag. Microbiology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Presently he is CSIR-SRF and pursuing his PhD under the guidance of Dr. MS Khan. His major area of interest is environmental microbiology, isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting, heavy metal bioremedating and nanoparticle synthesizing microbes