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Potential of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture

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Plants absorb many nutrients and elements from soil. These elements are continuously removed from soil. Therefore, there is a continuous demand for replenishment of these elements, which is usually fulfilled by chemical or biological fertilizers. Biofertilizers have numerous merits over the chemical fertilizers. The fertilizer (NPK) production in India is less than the required amount, and hence biofertilizers are seen as the best alternate source to bridge future gaps. Such an integrated approach will help to sustain soil health and productivity. Hence, the major thrust is being given to nitrogen fixers, phosphate solubilizers, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). PGPR are multipotent bioinoculants that promote plant growth, impart resistance to the plant, and provide a pathogen suppressiveness property to the soil and suppress major phytopathogens.

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Financial assistance to R.Z. Sayyed from Board of Research in Nuclear Science, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, in the form of Young Scientist Research Award (YSRA) scheme is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, P.S.G.V.P Mandal’s, S.I. Patil Arts, G.B. Patel Science and STSKVS Commerce College, Shahada, Maharashtra, 425 409, India

    R. Z. Sayyed, P. R. Patel & N. S. Gangurde

  2. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Life Sciences Building, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA

    M. S. Reddy

  3. Institute of Frontier Technologies, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati, 517502, India

    K. Vijay Kumar (Scientist (Plant Pathology)

  4. Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA

    S. K. R. Yellareddygari

  5. Department of Microbiology, Dr. B.A. Ambedkar Marathwada University Sub-center, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, 413 501, India

    A. M. Deshmukh

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Sayyed, R.Z. et al. (2012). Potential of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture. In: Maheshwari, D. (eds) Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27515-9_16

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