The future of agriculture greatly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. The application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), represents an ecologically and economically sustainable strategy. The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining importance worldwide. Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Productivity focus on the role of beneficial bacteria in crop growth, increased nutrient uptake and mobilization, and defense against...

This book examines the role of beneficial bacteria in crop growth, increased nutrient uptake and mobilization, and defense against phytopathogens. It details a diverse group of agricultural crops and medicinal plants as well as PGPR-mediated bioremediation.

Industrial microbiology is a significant field of applied microbiology which deals with the various facets of functional microbial metabolites. It involves the exploitation of microorganisms for the bulk production of antibiotics, organic acids, enzymes, foods, milk products, beverages, biofuels and many other products. Even the microorganisms themselves are used as food, food supplements, prebiotics, probiotics, vaccines etc. Potential and non-hazardous microorganisms are needed for all the processes of industrial production. For this purpose, microorganisms are usually isolated from the...