6 Future Prospects and Challenges
This chapter describes and presents lucrative information about available technologies especially for environmental bioremediation and agro-ecosystem development.
However, information about organisms involved and the interaction formed with
indigenous microbiota are less. In addition to it, study based on characterization of
all the other microorganisms as well as increasing efficiency of these organisms with
the help of new recombinant DNA technology is required. The matter of bioavailability of pollutants and longer time period required in the process like bioremediation and phytoremediation is of more concern.
7 Conclusion
The present chapter has mainly focused on the plant-microbe interaction in
maintaining ecosystem sustainability along with remediation of environmental pollution. Accordingly, we first summarize key information on available remediation
technologies. Then, we have discussed microorganism responsible for remediation
of environmental pollutants and their interaction with plant to maintain sustainable
ecosystem. Further, we have discussed on how to discover and manipulate the
efficiency of these organisms with the help of genetic engineering. This chapter
has a special emphasis on biological remediation technology and its superiority over
physicochemical methods to treat environmental pollutants. Finally, we also outline
the research required in the future.
Acknowledgment Authors are extremely grateful to Director, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy
Research (DIBER), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India (GOI), India, for providing
financial and infrastructural support.
References
Abhilash PC, Powell JR, Singh HB, Singh BK (2012) Plant–microbe interactions: novel applications for exploitation in multipurpose remediation technologies. Trends Biotechnol 30:416–420.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.04.004
Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D (2011) Remediation of copper-contaminated soil by Kocuria flava CR1,
based on microbially induced calcite precipitation. Ecol Eng 37(10):1601–1605
Achal V, Pan X, Fu Q, Zhang D (2012) Biomineralization based remediation of As (III) contaminated soil by Sporosarcina ginsengisoli. J Hazard Mater 201:178–184
Agarwal SK (1998) Environmental biotechnology, 1st edn. APH Publishing Corporation, New
Delhi. pp 267289
Akhtar M, Chali B, Azam T (2013) Bioremediation of arsenic and lead by plants and microbes from
contaminated soil. Res Plant Sci 1(3):68–73
Alkorta I, Garbisu C (2001) Phytoremediation of organic contaminants in soils. Bioresour Technol
79(3):273–276
17 Plant-Microbe Interactions for Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of. . .
431
This chapter describes and presents lucrative information about available technologies especially for environmental bioremediation and agro-ecosystem development.
However, information about organisms involved and the interaction formed with
indigenous microbiota are less. In addition to it, study based on characterization of
all the other microorganisms as well as increasing efficiency of these organisms with
the help of new recombinant DNA technology is required. The matter of bioavailability of pollutants and longer time period required in the process like bioremediation and phytoremediation is of more concern.
7 Conclusion
The present chapter has mainly focused on the plant-microbe interaction in
maintaining ecosystem sustainability along with remediation of environmental pollution. Accordingly, we first summarize key information on available remediation
technologies. Then, we have discussed microorganism responsible for remediation
of environmental pollutants and their interaction with plant to maintain sustainable
ecosystem. Further, we have discussed on how to discover and manipulate the
efficiency of these organisms with the help of genetic engineering. This chapter
has a special emphasis on biological remediation technology and its superiority over
physicochemical methods to treat environmental pollutants. Finally, we also outline
the research required in the future.
Acknowledgment Authors are extremely grateful to Director, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy
Research (DIBER), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India (GOI), India, for providing
financial and infrastructural support.
References
Abhilash PC, Powell JR, Singh HB, Singh BK (2012) Plant–microbe interactions: novel applications for exploitation in multipurpose remediation technologies. Trends Biotechnol 30:416–420.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.04.004
Achal V, Pan X, Zhang D (2011) Remediation of copper-contaminated soil by Kocuria flava CR1,
based on microbially induced calcite precipitation. Ecol Eng 37(10):1601–1605
Achal V, Pan X, Fu Q, Zhang D (2012) Biomineralization based remediation of As (III) contaminated soil by Sporosarcina ginsengisoli. J Hazard Mater 201:178–184
Agarwal SK (1998) Environmental biotechnology, 1st edn. APH Publishing Corporation, New
Delhi. pp 267289
Akhtar M, Chali B, Azam T (2013) Bioremediation of arsenic and lead by plants and microbes from
contaminated soil. Res Plant Sci 1(3):68–73
Alkorta I, Garbisu C (2001) Phytoremediation of organic contaminants in soils. Bioresour Technol
79(3):273–276
17 Plant-Microbe Interactions for Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of. . .
431