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1.2.7 PGPB: Nutrient Use Efficiency
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has a potential tool for sustainable agriculture utilizing for a long time in plant growth and development. Also, these PGPB
increase plant nutrient uptake capacity and nutrient use efficiency. Chapter 13 illustrates several studies focusing on PGPRs in nutrient use efficiency of various crops
and covered their long-term application to reduce the use, cope with the negative
effects of chemical fertilizer thereby.
1.2.8 Iron Management: Endophytes in Siderophore
Production
Iron is an essential nutrient for plant growth and soil salinity is a leading cause for
iron limitation. Plants and microbes overcome this iron limitation by producing ironchelating agents known as Siderophores. Effect of Iron on siderophore production, pH
levels, antagonism, and root colonization was identified. Chapter 5 is providing a case
study for salinity stress by managing iron via siderophore by Pseudomonads being
the most dominant bacteria in the soil ecosystem after bacilli. This further strengthens
how siderophore is important for soil nutrient management and sustainable farming.
In the plant-soil interaction uptake of nutrients specifically, phosphorus, nitrogen,
iron, and potassium is facilitated by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Recently,
endophyte was identified to produce a variety of siderophores such as pyoverdine,
hydroxymate, ferrioxamines increase three times iron transportation efficiency to
the plant for the development of root and shoot growth. Chapter 14 understands the
applications of siderophore in bioremediation, weathering of soil-mineral particles,
and plant growth as a major account.
1.2.9 Endophyte: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Endophytes have emerged as an important tool for plant growth promotion and crop
productivity enhancement. Their application is extending the frontiers of medicine
industry and environmental remediation. Chapter 8 is an important part of elaborating
major findings of endophytes and their applications in emerging ‘omic’ tools and to
cast the light on biotechnological and bioinformatics aspects.
D. K. Maheshwari and S. Dheeman
1.2.7 PGPB: Nutrient Use Efficiency
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has a potential tool for sustainable agriculture utilizing for a long time in plant growth and development. Also, these PGPB
increase plant nutrient uptake capacity and nutrient use efficiency. Chapter 13 illustrates several studies focusing on PGPRs in nutrient use efficiency of various crops
and covered their long-term application to reduce the use, cope with the negative
effects of chemical fertilizer thereby.
1.2.8 Iron Management: Endophytes in Siderophore
Production
Iron is an essential nutrient for plant growth and soil salinity is a leading cause for
iron limitation. Plants and microbes overcome this iron limitation by producing ironchelating agents known as Siderophores. Effect of Iron on siderophore production, pH
levels, antagonism, and root colonization was identified. Chapter 5 is providing a case
study for salinity stress by managing iron via siderophore by Pseudomonads being
the most dominant bacteria in the soil ecosystem after bacilli. This further strengthens
how siderophore is important for soil nutrient management and sustainable farming.
In the plant-soil interaction uptake of nutrients specifically, phosphorus, nitrogen,
iron, and potassium is facilitated by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Recently,
endophyte was identified to produce a variety of siderophores such as pyoverdine,
hydroxymate, ferrioxamines increase three times iron transportation efficiency to
the plant for the development of root and shoot growth. Chapter 14 understands the
applications of siderophore in bioremediation, weathering of soil-mineral particles,
and plant growth as a major account.
1.2.9 Endophyte: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Endophytes have emerged as an important tool for plant growth promotion and crop
productivity enhancement. Their application is extending the frontiers of medicine
industry and environmental remediation. Chapter 8 is an important part of elaborating
major findings of endophytes and their applications in emerging ‘omic’ tools and to
cast the light on biotechnological and bioinformatics aspects.