Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Vol. 2
The performance of crops in the soil largely depends on the physico-chemical components of the soil, which regulate the availability of nutrients as well as abiotic and biotic stresses. Microbes are the integral component of any agricultural soil, pl
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robial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Vol. 2: Functional Applications
Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity
Dhananjaya Pratap Singh Harikesh Bahadur Singh • Ratna Prabha Editors
Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Vol. 2: Functional Applications
Editors Dhananjaya Pratap Singh ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Maunath Bhanjan, UP, India Ratna Prabha ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Maunath Bhanjan, UP, India
Harikesh Bahadur Singh Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, UP, India
ISBN 978-81-322-2642-0 ISBN 978-81-322-2644-4 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2644-4
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Foreword
Application of microbial inoculants has been realized as an alternative option due to their promising role in substantially reducing excessive use of chemical fertilizers, nutrients and pesticides. Their promising functions in plant growth promotion, protection against diseases and pests and soil fertility can be witnessed as biofertilizers (nitrogen-fixers, phosphate-solubilizers, siderophore producers etc.) that improve availability of minerals for plants and enhance uptake of nutrients (Rhizobia, Azotobacter, etc.) as phytostimulators to produce phytohormones and directly promote plant growth (Azospirilium, cyanobacterial strains etc.) and as biocontrol agents (Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and Bacillus, etc.) that protect plants against phytopathogenic organisms and enhance tolerance against abiotic stresses. There exist diverse group of microbes (bacteria and cyanobacteria, actinomycetes, methylotrophs, fungus, my
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