Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Agricultural Sustainability

To meet the food security needs of the 21st century, this book focuses on ecofriendly and sustainable production technologies based on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). It is estimated that the global population could increase to 9 billion by 2

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nt Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Agricultural Sustainability From Theory to Practices

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Agricultural Sustainability

Ashok Kumar  •  Vijay Singh Meena Editors

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Agricultural Sustainability From Theory to Practices

Editors Ashok Kumar Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Banaras Hindu University Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vijay Singh Meena Crop Production Division ICAR-Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture Almora, Uttarakhand, India

ISBN 978-981-13-7552-1    ISBN 978-981-13-7553-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7553-8 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Contents

1 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Strategies to Improve Wheat Growth and Development Under Sustainable Agriculture������    1 Éva Abod, Éva Laslo, Sarolta Szentes, Szabolcs Lányi, and Gyöngyvér Mara 2 Rhizospheric Microbiomes: Biodiversity, Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promotion, and Biotechnological Applications for Sustainable Agriculture����������������������������������������������   19 Divjot Kour, Kusam Lata Rana, Neelam Yadav, Ajar Nath Yadav, Ashok Kumar, Vijay Singh Meena, Bhanumati Singh, Vinay Singh Chauhan, Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal, and Anil Kumar Saxena 3 Advances in the Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Horticulture����������������������������������������������������������������   67 Ragini Maurya, Shivani Verma, and Indra Bahadur 4 Agriculture Application of Pseudomonas: A View on the Relative Antagonistic Potential Against Pests and Diseases��������������������������������   77 K. Sankari Meena,