Handbook of Microbial Biofertilizers. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Mahendra Rai.
• Editors: Rai, Mahendra
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Potential and Possible Uses of Bacterial and Fungal Biofertilizers; Introduction; N2-Fixing Bacteria As Microbial Biofertilizers; Symbiotic N2-Fixing Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; N2-Fixing Associated Bacteria; Free-Living N2-Fixing Bacteria; Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria; Phosphorus-Solubilizing Bacteria; Plant Hormone Production by Bacteria; Fungi and Their Potential As Biofertilizers; Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi As Biofertilizers Use of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi As BiofertilizersOther Root-Colonizing Fungi; Multiple Inoculations and Interactions Among Potential Biofertilizers; Future Perspectives and Conclusions; Chapter 2: Evaluation of the Functional Group of Microorganisms As Bioindicators on the Rhizosphere Microcosm; Introduction; The Functional Groups; Methods to Assess the Soil Functional Microorganism Groups; Protocols; Future Perspectives; Conclusions; Chapter 3: Tripartite Relationship of Rhizobium, AMF, and Host in Growth Promotion; Introduction; Rhizobium and AMF Interactions Rhizobium, AMF, and Biochemical ActivitiesEnzyme Activities; Growth Hormones; Calcium and Phosphorus Requirements; Heavy Metals; Plant Uptake of Metals; Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria; Coexistence of Rhizobium and AM Symbioses; Conclusions and Future Perspectives; Chapter 4: Biological Fertilizers for Sustainable Rice Production; Introduction; Azolla Biofertilizer for Rice Crop; Nitrogen-Fixing Blue Green Algae; Acid-Tolerant Cyanobacteria; N2-Fixing Stem-Nodulating Sesbania Biofertilizer for Rice; Sesbania As Biofertilizer for Rice; Neem Cake and N Use Efficiency Urea Super Granules and N Use EfficiencySoil Enzyme Activity; Induction of Nodule-Like Structures in Rice Roots for N2 Fixation; Azospirillum Biofertilizer for Rice; Phosphobacterial Biofertilizer; Future Perspectives; Conclusions; Chapter 5: Mycorrhiza Helper Bacteria: Their Ecological Impact in Mycorrhizal Symbiosis; Introduction; The Mycorrhizosphere Effect; Evidence; Biological Properties; Mechanisms Involved in the MHB Effect; Application; Conclusions and Perspectives; Chapter 6: Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria As Biofertilizers and Biopesticides; Introduction; Biofertilizers Endophytic and Rhizospheric Relationships Between PGPR and Their HostsMode of Action of PGPR As Biofertilizers; Biopesticides; Mode of Action of PGPR As Biopesticides; Viability and Shelf Life of PGPR; Benefits of PGPR; Limitations of PGPR; Future Perspectives; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Sustainable Agriculture and the Rhizobia/Legumes Symbiosis; Introduction; Diversity of Rhizobia; The Selection of Rhizobia Strains; Desirable Characteristics; Production and Quality of the Inoculants; Techniques of Inoculation; Soil Limiting Factors; Some Management Practices; Future Perspectives; Conclusions
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.86; Soil science; Microbiology; Microbiology; Soil science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482277760
• Related ISBNs: 148227776X
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