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Chapter 8 Microbial bioproducts for plant growth and protection: trends and prospective

  • Hemant Sharma , Binu Gogoi and Arun Kumar Rai
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Abstract

Agriculture sector has been under tremendous pressure for merely producing enough food products to fulfill the considerable demand of progressively expanding population in this planet. Although chemical inputs in productive agriculture is imperative for proper plant growth and good yield, negative impacts of such compounds have undoubtedly increased the apparent importance of environmentally friendly pesticides and fertilizers of plants or of microbial origin. Microorganisms efficiently perform a significant role in improving plant health, increasing plant yield, effective promotion of plant growth under stressful and adverse conditions, mitigating plant diseases, and inducing plant defenses. Impressive array of specific functionalities from the beneficial microorganism could significantly increase the necessary sustenance of plants under hostile and adverse conditions as well as increase crop yields with least adverse effect to human health and the environment. Extensive exploration of beneficial microorganisms from poorly explored habitats is still in its nascent stage and the active search for better microbial isolates from exotic habitats with prospective source of bioproducts could divulge some novel and promising isolates with unique functionalities suitable for use in sustainable agriculture practices.

Abstract

Agriculture sector has been under tremendous pressure for merely producing enough food products to fulfill the considerable demand of progressively expanding population in this planet. Although chemical inputs in productive agriculture is imperative for proper plant growth and good yield, negative impacts of such compounds have undoubtedly increased the apparent importance of environmentally friendly pesticides and fertilizers of plants or of microbial origin. Microorganisms efficiently perform a significant role in improving plant health, increasing plant yield, effective promotion of plant growth under stressful and adverse conditions, mitigating plant diseases, and inducing plant defenses. Impressive array of specific functionalities from the beneficial microorganism could significantly increase the necessary sustenance of plants under hostile and adverse conditions as well as increase crop yields with least adverse effect to human health and the environment. Extensive exploration of beneficial microorganisms from poorly explored habitats is still in its nascent stage and the active search for better microbial isolates from exotic habitats with prospective source of bioproducts could divulge some novel and promising isolates with unique functionalities suitable for use in sustainable agriculture practices.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Chapter 1 Agrochemical industry: a multibillion industry 1
  4. Chapter 2 Plant protection through agrochemicals and its consequences 25
  5. Chapter 3 Agrochemicals and their effects on soil microbial population 45
  6. Chapter 4 Effect of abiotic stresses on plant systems and their mitigation 59
  7. Chapter 5 Plant pathogenesis and disease control 95
  8. Chapter 6 Plant defense systems: mechanism of self-protection by plants against pathogens 115
  9. Chapter 7 Role of Beneficial Microbes for Plant growth Improvement 141
  10. Chapter 8 Microbial bioproducts for plant growth and protection: trends and prospective 177
  11. Chapter 9 Nanopesticides: challenges and opportunities 201
  12. Chapter 10 Assessment of the role of rhizosphere in soil and its relationship with microorganisms and element absorption 225
  13. Chapter 11 Biosurfactant: an environmentally benign biological agent for sustainable agroecological agriculture 253
  14. Chapter 12 Bacillus lipopeptide-based antifungal agents for plant disease control 313
  15. Chapter 13 Use of alkaloids in plant protection 337
  16. Chapter 14 Biotechnological approaches for plant stress management 353
  17. Chapter 15 Role of proteins and enzymes in plant disease control 395
  18. Chapter 16 The role of PGPRs in phosphate solubilization and nitrogen fixation in order to promote plant growth parameters under salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency, and heavy metal stresses 415
  19. Chapter 17 Impact of endophytic fungi in biotic stress management 447
  20. Chapter 18 Ecosystem services and ecological role of birds in insect and pest control 463
  21. Chapter 19 Role of entomopathogenic fungi in biocontrol of insect pests 505
  22. Chapter 20 Indigenous practices for pest control and marketability of the produce for development of sustainable agriculture 549
  23. Chapter 21 Role of plant microbiome in crop protection 573
  24. List of contributing authors 601
  25. Index 611
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110771558-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Chapter 1 Agrochemical industry: a multibillion industry 1
  4. Chapter 2 Plant protection through agrochemicals and its consequences 25
  5. Chapter 3 Agrochemicals and their effects on soil microbial population 45
  6. Chapter 4 Effect of abiotic stresses on plant systems and their mitigation 59
  7. Chapter 5 Plant pathogenesis and disease control 95
  8. Chapter 6 Plant defense systems: mechanism of self-protection by plants against pathogens 115
  9. Chapter 7 Role of Beneficial Microbes for Plant growth Improvement 141
  10. Chapter 8 Microbial bioproducts for plant growth and protection: trends and prospective 177
  11. Chapter 9 Nanopesticides: challenges and opportunities 201
  12. Chapter 10 Assessment of the role of rhizosphere in soil and its relationship with microorganisms and element absorption 225
  13. Chapter 11 Biosurfactant: an environmentally benign biological agent for sustainable agroecological agriculture 253
  14. Chapter 12 Bacillus lipopeptide-based antifungal agents for plant disease control 313
  15. Chapter 13 Use of alkaloids in plant protection 337
  16. Chapter 14 Biotechnological approaches for plant stress management 353
  17. Chapter 15 Role of proteins and enzymes in plant disease control 395
  18. Chapter 16 The role of PGPRs in phosphate solubilization and nitrogen fixation in order to promote plant growth parameters under salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency, and heavy metal stresses 415
  19. Chapter 17 Impact of endophytic fungi in biotic stress management 447
  20. Chapter 18 Ecosystem services and ecological role of birds in insect and pest control 463
  21. Chapter 19 Role of entomopathogenic fungi in biocontrol of insect pests 505
  22. Chapter 20 Indigenous practices for pest control and marketability of the produce for development of sustainable agriculture 549
  23. Chapter 21 Role of plant microbiome in crop protection 573
  24. List of contributing authors 601
  25. Index 611
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