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microbiota depends upon plant type and soil composition. Multidiscip J Microb Ecol 9:2349–
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Upreti R, Thomas P (2015) Root-associated bacterial endophytes from Ralstonia solanacearum
resistant and susceptible tomato cultivars and their pathogen antagonistic effects. Front Microbiol
6:1–12
Varma PK, Uppala S, Pavuluri K, Chandra KJ, Chapala MM, Kumar KVK (2017) Endophytes: role
and functions in crop health. In: Singh D, Singh H, Prabha R (eds) Plant-microbe interactions in
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growth promoting attributes of wheat (Triticum aestivum) associated acidotolerant bacteria from
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Verma P, Yadav AN, Khannam KS, Panjiar N, Kumar S, Saxena AK, Suman A (2015) Assessment
of genetic diversity and plant growth promoting attributes of psychrotolerant bacteria allied with
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10.1007/s13213-014-1027-4
Verma M, Mishra J, Arora NK (2019) Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: diversity and applications. In: Sobti R, Arora NK, Kothari R (eds) Environmental biotechnology: for sustainable
future. Springer, Singapore, pp 129–173
Waghunde RR, Shelake RM, Shinde MS, Hayashi H (2017) Endophyte microbes: A weapon for
plant health management. In: Microorganisms for Green Revolution. Singapore, pp 303–325
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Walia A, Guleira S, Chauhan A, Mehta P (2017) Endophytic bacteria: role in phosphate solubilization. In: Maheshwari DK, Annapuma K (eds) Endophytes: crop productivity and protection.
Springer, Cham, pp 61–93
Walitang D, Samaddar S, Choudhary A, Chatterjee C, Ahmed S, Sa T (2019) Diversity and plant
growth promoting potential of bacterial endophytes in rice. In: Sayyed R, Reddy M, Antonius
S (eds) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): prospects for sustainable agriculture.
Springer, Singapore, pp 3–17
Wani PA, Khan MS (2010) Bacillus species enhance growth parameters of chickpea (Cicer arietinum
L.) in chromium stressed soils. Food Chem Toxicol 48:3262–3267
Wei CY, Lin L, Luo LJ, Xing YX, Hu CJ, Yang LT, Li YR, An Q (2014) Endophytic nitrogen-fixing
Klebsiella variicola strain DX120E promotes sugarcane growth. Biol Fertil Soils 50:657–666
Yagedari M, Farahani GHN, Mosadeghzad Z (2012) Biofertilizers effects on quantitative and
qualitative yield of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Afr J Agric Res 7:4716–4723
Yaish MW, Antony I, Glick BR (2015) Isolation and characterization of endophytic plant growthpromoting bacteria from date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and their potential role in
B. N. Aloo et al.
Thirumal G, Reddy RS, Triveni S, Nagaraju Y, Prasannakumar B (2017) Screening of native
Rhizobia and Pseudomonas strains for plant growth promoting activities. Int J Curr Microbiol
Appl Sci 6:616–625
Tkacz A, Cheema J, Chandra G, Grant A, Poole PS (2015) Stability and succession of the rhizosphere
microbiota depends upon plant type and soil composition. Multidiscip J Microb Ecol 9:2349–
2359. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.41
Tsegaye Z, Assefa F, Beyene D (2017) Properties and application of plant growth promoting
rhizobacteria. Int J Curr Trends Pharmacobiology Med Sci 2:30–43. https://doi.org/10.15413/
ajmr.2017.0104
Turner TR, James EK, Poole PS (2013) The plant microbiome. Genome Biol 14:209. https://doi.
org/10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-209
Upreti R, Thomas P (2015) Root-associated bacterial endophytes from Ralstonia solanacearum
resistant and susceptible tomato cultivars and their pathogen antagonistic effects. Front Microbiol
6:1–12
Varma PK, Uppala S, Pavuluri K, Chandra KJ, Chapala MM, Kumar KVK (2017) Endophytes: role
and functions in crop health. In: Singh D, Singh H, Prabha R (eds) Plant-microbe interactions in
agro-ecological perspectives. Springer, Singapore, pp 291–310
Velázquez E, Silva LR, Ramírez-Bahena MH, Peix A (2016) Diversity of potassium-solubilizing
microorganisms and their interactions with plants. In: Meena VS, Maurya BR, Verma JP, Meena
RS (eds) Potassium solubilizing microorganisms for sustainable agriculture. Springer, India, pp
99–110
Vendan RT, Yu YJ, Lee SHH, Rhee YH (2010) Diversity of endophytic bacteria in ginseng and
their potential for plant growth promotion. J Microbiol 48:559
Verma P, Yadav AN, Kazy SK, Saxena AK, Suman A (2013) Elucidating the diversity and plant
growth promoting attributes of wheat (Triticum aestivum) associated acidotolerant bacteria from
Southern hills zone of India. Natl J Life Sci 10:219–226
Verma P, Yadav AN, Khannam KS, Panjiar N, Kumar S, Saxena AK, Suman A (2015) Assessment
of genetic diversity and plant growth promoting attributes of psychrotolerant bacteria allied with
wheat (Triticum aestivum) from the Northern hills zone of India. Ann Microbiol. https://doi.org/
10.1007/s13213-014-1027-4
Verma M, Mishra J, Arora NK (2019) Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: diversity and applications. In: Sobti R, Arora NK, Kothari R (eds) Environmental biotechnology: for sustainable
future. Springer, Singapore, pp 129–173
Waghunde RR, Shelake RM, Shinde MS, Hayashi H (2017) Endophyte microbes: A weapon for
plant health management. In: Microorganisms for Green Revolution. Singapore, pp 303–325
Walia A, Shirkot CK (2012) Screening of PGPR to promote early growth of tomato seedlings. Lap
Lambert Academic Publishing, Deutschland
Walia A, Guleira S, Chauhan A, Mehta P (2017) Endophytic bacteria: role in phosphate solubilization. In: Maheshwari DK, Annapuma K (eds) Endophytes: crop productivity and protection.
Springer, Cham, pp 61–93
Walitang D, Samaddar S, Choudhary A, Chatterjee C, Ahmed S, Sa T (2019) Diversity and plant
growth promoting potential of bacterial endophytes in rice. In: Sayyed R, Reddy M, Antonius
S (eds) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): prospects for sustainable agriculture.
Springer, Singapore, pp 3–17
Wani PA, Khan MS (2010) Bacillus species enhance growth parameters of chickpea (Cicer arietinum
L.) in chromium stressed soils. Food Chem Toxicol 48:3262–3267
Wei CY, Lin L, Luo LJ, Xing YX, Hu CJ, Yang LT, Li YR, An Q (2014) Endophytic nitrogen-fixing
Klebsiella variicola strain DX120E promotes sugarcane growth. Biol Fertil Soils 50:657–666
Yagedari M, Farahani GHN, Mosadeghzad Z (2012) Biofertilizers effects on quantitative and
qualitative yield of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Afr J Agric Res 7:4716–4723
Yaish MW, Antony I, Glick BR (2015) Isolation and characterization of endophytic plant growthpromoting bacteria from date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and their potential role in