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8 Biotechnology and Bioinformatics of Endophytes
in Biocontrol, Bioremediation, and Plant Growth Promotion . . . . . . 181
Houda Ben Slama, Hafsa Cherif-Silini, Ali Chenari Bouket,
Allaoua Silini, Faizah N. Alenezi, Lenka Luptakova,
Armelle Vallat, and Lassaad Belbahri
9 Phosphate Solubilization by Endophytes from the Tropical
Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Paulo Teixeira Lacava, Paula Cristiane Machado,
and Paulo Henrique Marques de Andrade
Part III Beneficial Microbes and Mineral Nutrient Management
10 Endophytic Actinobacteria Associated with Mycorrhizal
Spores and Their Benefits to Plant Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Krisana Lasudee, Pharada Rangseekaew, and Wasu Pathom-aree
11 Endophytes as Plant Nutrient Uptake-Promoter in Plants . . . . . . . . . 247
Carlos García-Latorre, Sara Rodrigo, and Oscar Santamaría
12 Endophytic Rhizobacteria for Mineral Nutrients Acquisition
in Plants: Possible Functions and Ecological Advantages . . . . . . . . . . 267
Becky Nancy Aloo, Vishal Tripathi, Ernest R. Mbega,
and Billy A. Makumba
13 Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Effective Tools
for Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency and Yield of Crops . . . . . . . . . 293
Chitra Pandey, Shrivardhan Dheeman, Deepti Prabha,
Yogesh Kumar Negi, and Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari
14 Siderophore in Plant Nutritional Management: Role
of Endophytic Bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Gunjan Garg, Sandeep Kumar, and S. Bhati
15 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335