New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Sustainable Agriculture: Microorganisms as Biostimulants

1st Edition - November 3, 2021
Editors: Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Anukool Vaishnav
Language: English
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of different agriculturally important microorganisms and their role as plant biostimulants. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Trichoderma,… Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of different agriculturally important microorganisms and their role as plant biostimulants. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Trichoderma, Cyanobacteria, Endophytes, and Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have the potential to promote plant growth, disease management, nutrient acquisition, stress alleviation, and soil health management. Presenting an all-inclusive collection of information, this book will be important for students, academicians, researchers working in the field of sustainable agriculture, microbial technology, and biochemical engineers. It will also be of use for policymakers in the area of food security and sustainable agriculture.

Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Contributors
About the Editors
Preface
Chapter 1 Role of microorganism as new generation plant bio-stimulants: An assessment
Abstract
1.1 Background
1.2 Introduction of plant bio-stimulants
1.3 Basic mechanism of bio-stimulants
1.4 Sources of plant bio-stimulants
1.5 Microbes as plant bio-stimulant
1.6 Role of microbes in nutrient uptake/stimulation
1.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2 Exploiting biostimulant properties of Trichoderma for sustainable plant production
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Trichoderma metabolism: from decomposers to plant growth promoters
2.3 Trichoderma-plant chemical dialogue
2.4 Trichoderma-induced resistance to plant pathogens
2.5 Trichoderma and plant nutrition
2.6 Soil acidification in Trichoderma-plant interactions
2.7 Salt stress tolerance mediated by Trichoderma
2.8 Conclusions and future prospects
References
Chapter 3 Bacillus rhizobacteria: A versatile biostimulant for sustainable agriculture
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Diversity of Bacillus species
3.3 Direct mechanism of plant growth promotion
3.4 Indirect mechanism
3.5 Future prospects
References
Chapter 4 Arbuscular mycorrhizae, a treasured symbiont to agriculture
Abstract
4.1 Introduction to mycorrhiza
4.2 VAM in agriculture
4.3 Application of AMF in bioremediation
4.4 Renaturation and afforestation
4.5 Mass production of VAM: the past, present and future
4.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5 Micro and macroalgae: A potential biostimulant for abiotic stress management and crop production
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Review of literature and recent developments
5.3 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 6 Fluorescent Pseudomonads: A multifaceted biocontrol agent for sustainable agriculture
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Species diversity of Fluorescent Pseudomanads
6.3 Mechanisms of Fluorescent Pseudomanads
6.4 Future prospects
References
Chapter 7 Role of Piriformospora indica in inducing soil microbial communities and drought stress tolerance in plants
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Soil microbial communities: benign hidden players in plant growth
7.3 P. indica: an overview
7.4 Basic mechanisms in plants to counter drought stress
7.5 Morphological and physiological innate responses in plants against drought stress
7.6 Multidimensional contribution of P. indica in providing tolerance against drought stress
7.7 P. indica mediated adaptative responses generated in rice plants to cope up drought stress
7.8 Scope of P. indica for the promotion of sustainable agriculture in xerophytic habitats
7.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 8 Microbes-based bio-stimulants towards sustainable oilseeds production: Nutrient recycling and genetics involved
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Soil microbes and plant interactions
8.3 Geochemical changes in plant rhizosphere and release of mineral nutrients
8.4 VAM fungi for efficient nutrient acquisition and mobilization
8.5 Genetics involved in nutrient cycling
8.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 9 Role of soil microbes in micronutrient solubilization
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Importance of micronutrients in plant nutrition
9.3 Sources and pools of micronutrients in soil and their significance in plant uptake
9.4 Factors affecting the availability of micronutrients
9.5 Influence of rhizosphere in micronutrient availability
9.6 Soil pH and pE as an indicator of micronutrient availability
9.7 Micronutrients
9.8 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter 10 Sustainable induction of systemic resistance in response to potential biological control agents in crops
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Novel scenario of biological control
10.3 Suppressive soils pathogens
10.4 Potential in PGPR
10.5 Induction of systemic resistance
10.6 Fungal BCAs
10.7 Potental of non-pathogenic strains
10.8 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 11 Psychrophilic microbes: Biodiversity, beneficial role and improvement of cold stress in crop plants
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Historical background
11.3 Biodiversity of psychrophilic microbes
11.4 Mechanisms of adaptation of psychrophilic microbes
11.5 Psychrophilic microbes used in crop improvement
11.6 The beneficial role of psychrophilic microbes in crop performance
11.7 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 12 Role of plant-associated bacteria as bio-stimulants in alleviation of chromium toxicity in plants
Abstract
12.1 Cr toxicity to the environment
12.2 Strategies of Cr remediation from contaminated environment
12.3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their beneficial traits
12.4 Cr induced oxidative stress in plants and anti-oxidative enzymes
12.5 PGPR and phytoremediation
12.6 Case study of Cr phytoremediation mediated by root-associated bacteria
12.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13 Microbe-based plant biostimulants and their formulations for growth promotion and stress tolerance in plants
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Microbes as plant biostimulants
13.3 Mechanism of development of microbe-based plant biostimulants
13.4 Microbial bioformulation based plant biostimulants
13.5 Microbes as biofertilizers
13.6 Biopesticides
13.7 Significance of microbes in abiotic and biotic stress alleviation
13.8 Challenges and future prospects
13.9 Conclusions
References
Chapter 14 Microbial consortia for augmentation of plant growth–revisiting the promising approach towards sustainable agriculture
Abstract
14.1 Rhizosphere: a nutrient rich niche
14.2 Microbial marketing strategies
14.3 Plant microbe interactions
14.4 Microbe-microbe interactions
14.5 Plant probiotics
14.6 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
14.7 Nitrogen fixation
14.8 Mineral acquisition
14.9 Phytohormone production
14.10 Prevention of diseases and development of ISR
14.11 Biocontrol agents
14.12 Biostimulants
14.13 Microbial consortia: the dynamics of co-operation
14.14 Binary consortium
14.15 Three or multi partner consortium development
14.16 Multi-omics for development of microbial consortia for plant growth promotion
References
Chapter 15 Phosphate solubilization by microorganisms
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Research the selection of phosphate-solubilizing microbes
15.3 Bioinoculants containing strains of P solubilizing microorganisms and biomaphos - an example of a successful case in Brazil
References
Chapter 16 Fungal endophytes as biostimulants of secondary metabolism in plants: a sustainable agricultural practice for medicinal crops
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Why do we need to study fungal-medicinal plant interaction to make secondary metabolites?
16.3 Role of endophytic fungi in production of secondary metabolites; host-endophyte relationship
16.4 Metabolic interactions of plant endophytes
16.5 Different strategies to exploit fungal endophytes as biostimulants for production of commercially important plant-derived compounds
16.6 Secondary metabolic compounds produced by medicinal plants endophytic fungi in vitro
16.7 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 17 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from the perspectives of tea plantations and diseases
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Tea cultivation in India
17.3 Tea varieties
17.4 Shade trees in tea plantations
17.5 Pests and diseases of tea
17.6 Tea rhizosphere
17.7 Rhizospheric activity
17.8 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
17.9 PGPR and prospective benefits to tea plants
17.10 PGPR as biocontrol agents in tea cultivation
17.11 Tea plantations and microbial colonization
17.12 Conclusion
References
Chapter 18 Microbiome-based approaches to enhance soil health in arable land
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Conventional microbe-based approach for enhancement of soil health
18.3 Limitations associated with conventional approaches
18.4 Microbiome: a brief overview
18.5 Approaches used to engineer the microbiome
18.6 Impact of microbiome-based approaches on the health of plant and soil
18.7 Future of microbiome-based approaches in enhancing soil health: integration of metagenomics and metabolomics approaches with designing of synthetic communities
18.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 19 Deciphering microbial consortium from termite gut for biofertilizer consortium formulation
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Material and methods
19.3 Results and discussions
19.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 20 Revivification of rhizobacteria-promoting plant growth for sustainable agricultural development
Abstract
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Rhizosphere soil
20.3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
20.4 PGPR in farming
20.5 Bio-fertilization
20.6 The PGPR biological control agents
20.7 Mechanisms of direct
20.8 Indirect mechanisms
20.9 Sustainability of agriculture and future perspective
20.10 Conclusions
References
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Harikesh Bahadur Singh

Anukool Vaishnav