Probiotics and Plant Health

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This book primarily focuses on microbial colonization, its role in plant growth and nutrient cycling, mycorrhizae, and providing an overview of phytospheric microorganisms in sustainable crop systems. Despite the advances made in the study of plant-microbe synergism, the relation between microbes and plant health in the context of food security, soil nutrient management, human and plant health is still largely unexplored. Addressing that gap, the book presents reviews and original research articles that highlight the latest discoveries in plant probiotics, their specificity, diversity and function. Additional sections addressing nutrient management, human health, and plant microbiome management to improve plant productivity round out the coverage. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Management of Tomato Foot and Root Rot (TFRR) by Biocontrol Agents with Emphasis on Factors Affecting Its Effectiveness (Bouiz garne Brahim, Y. Ouhdouch)....Pages 1-19 Microbial Inoculants for Optimized Plant Nutrient Use in Integrated Pest and Input Management Systems (Anthony Oyegoke Adesemoye, Gary Yuen, Dexter Brown Watts)....Pages 21-40 The Legume Nodule Microbiome: A Source of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (Encarna Velázquez, Lorena Carro, José David Flores-Félix, Pilar Martínez-Hidalgo, Esther Menéndez, Martha-Helena Ramírez-Bahena et al.)....Pages 41-70 Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes: Diverse Roles in Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability (Jitendra Mishra, Rachna Singh, Naveen Kumar Arora)....Pages 71-111 Phosphate Biofertilizers as Renewable and Safe Nutrient Suppliers for Cropping Systems: A Review (Gholamreza Mohammadi)....Pages 113-130 Bacterial Probiotics: A Truly Green Revolution (Paula García-Fraile, Esther Menéndez, Lorena Celador-Lera, Alexandra Díez-Méndez, Alejandro Jiménez-Gómez, Marta Marcos-García et al.)....Pages 131-162 Plant-Microbe Interactions in Adaptation of Agricultural Crops to Abiotic Stress Conditions (Hassan Etesami, Gwyn A. Beattie)....Pages 163-200 Diversity and Efficiency of Rhizobia Nodulating Hedysarum flexuosum L. in Northwestern of Morocco in Relation to Soil Properties (Anass Elyemlahi, Abdelhay Arakrak, Amin Laglaoui, Mohammed Bakkali)....Pages 201-213 Increased Soil-Microbial-Eco-Physiological Interactions and Microbial Food Safety in Tomato Under Organic Strategies (Nitika Thakur)....Pages 215-232 Emerging Significance of Rhizospheric Probiotics and Its Impact on Plant Health: Current Perspective Towards Sustainable Agriculture (Gaurav Yadav, Kanchan Vishwakarma, Shivesh Sharma, Vivek Kumar, Neha Upadhyay, Nitin Kumar et al.)....Pages 233-251 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Rhizosphere Microbiome (Muhammad Amjad Ali, Muhammad Naveed, Adnan Mustafa, Amjad Abbas)....Pages 253-290 Carriers and Their Role in Plant Agrosystem (Pragati Sahai, Vivek Kumar)....Pages 291-315 Microbial Plant Probiotics: Problems in Application and Formulation (Nidhi Bharti, Sushil K. Sharma, Sandeep Saini, Ankita Verma, Yogesh Nimonkar, Om Prakash)....Pages 317-335 Modulation of Plant Micronutrient Uptake by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Kullaiyan Sathiyadash, Kuppu Rajendran, Veluswamy Karthikeyan, Thangavelu Muthukumar)....Pages 337-352 Efficacy of Probiotic Supplemented Vermicompost on Germination, Growth, and Biochemical content of Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper (Ramasamy Karthiyayini, Mani Rama Prabha)....Pages 353-363 Range of Microbial Disease Complexes with Meloidogyne Species and Role of Botanicals in Management ( Safiuddin, Rose Rizvi, Irshad Mahmood)....Pages 365-381 Endophytic Probiotics and Plant Health: Toward a Balanced Accost (Priyanku Teotia, Manoj Kumar, Ram Prasad, Shivesh Sharma, Vivek Kumar)....Pages 383-399 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Association in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): A Brief Review (Deepmala Pathak, Rafiq Lone, K. K. Koul)....Pages 401-420 Microbial Biofertilizer Interventions in Augmenting Agroforestry (Kumud Dubey, K. P. Dubey, A. Pandey, P. Tripathi)....Pages 421-442 Effect of Biofertilizers on Biomass Yield and Quality of Ocimum basilicum L. (Mani Rama Prabha, Ramasamy Karthiyayini, Maluventhen Viji, Ramachandran Balakumbagan)....Pages 443-454 PGPR: Current Vogue in Sustainable Crop Production (Rizwan Ali Ansari, Rose Rizvi, Aisha Sumbul, Irshad Mahmood)....Pages 455-472 Application of Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture (Padmavathi Tallapragada, Swetha Seshagiri)....Pages 473-495 Role of Trichoderma spp. as a Biocontrol Agent of Fungal Plant Pathogens (Manish Kumar, Shabbir Ashraf)....Pages 497-506 Microbes as Biocontrol Agents ( Babbal, Adivitiya, Yogender Pal Khasa)....Pages 507-552 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture (Rafiq Lone, Razia Shuab, Salim Khan, Javaid Ahmad, K. K. Koul)....Pages 553-577 Microbial Options for Improved Crop Production (Digvijay Singh, Joginder Singh, Arvind Kumar)....Pages 579-587 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: A Probiotic for Plant Health and Productivity (S. K. Gosal, Jupinder Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur)....Pages 589-600 Erratum to: Microbes as Biocontrol Agents ( Babbal, Adivitiya, Yogender Pal Khasa)....Pages E1-E1