Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Stress Management: Volume 2: Rhizobacteria in Biotic Stress Management: 13 (Microorganisms for Sustainability)

Sayyed, R. Z. (Eds.)

ISBN 10: 9811369852 / ISBN 13: 9789811369858

Published by Springer, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Stress Management: Volume 2: Rhizobacteria in Biotic Stress Management: 13 (Microorganisms for Sustainability)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811369852
• ISBN 13: 9789811369858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Wie neu

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Synopsis

Attaining sustainable agricultural production while preserving environmental quality, agro-ecosystem functions and biodiversity represents a major challenge for current agricultural practices; further, the traditional use of chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, nutrients etc.) poses serious threats to crop productivity, soil fertility and the nutritional value of farm produce. Given these risks, managing pests and diseases, maintaining agro-ecosystem health, and avoiding health issues for humans and animals have now become key priorities. The use of PGPR as biofertilizers, plant growth promoters, biopesticides, and soil and plant health managers has attracted considerable attention among researchers, agriculturists, farmers, policymakers and consumers alike.

Using PGPR as bioinoculants can help meet the expected demand for global agricultural productivity to feed the world’s booming population, which is predicted to reach roughly 9 billion by 2050. However, to provideeffective bioinoculants, PGPR strains must be safe for the environment, offer considerable plant growth promotion and biocontrol potential, be compatible with useful soil rhizobacteria, and be able to withstand various biotic and abiotic stresses. Accordingly, the book also highlights the need for better strains of PGPR to complement increasing agro-productivity.

About the Author

Riyaz Z Sayyed is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, PSGVP Mandal’s Arts, Science College, Shahada, Maharashtra, India. Currently, he serves as President of the Indian Chapter of the Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture. He has 15 years of research expertise in siderophore based PGPR and has authored 91 peer-reviewed research papers and 64 books. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards and honors from various research societies and the Government of India. In addition, he is an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Sustainability (Springer).