Plant-Bacteria Interactions Strategies and Techniques to Promote Plant Growth

by Ahmad, Iqbal; Pichtel, John; Hayat, Shamsul

• ISBN13: 9783527319015
• ISBN10: 3527319018
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-05
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

"This monograph, written by 49 authors... will be... a useful introduction and companion for students and scientists studying the rhizosphere and its co-existing microorganisms... it can [also] be recommended for botanists, gardeners and foresters." -Biotechnology JournalHere, an extremely experienced team of authors from five different continents provides a timely review of progress in the use and exploitation of soil bacteria to improve crop and plant growth. They present novel ideas on how to grow better, more successful crops, in an environmentally sound way, making this invaluable reading for those working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnological and agricultural industries.

Author Biography

Iqbal Ahmad is Reader / Associate Professor in Microbiology at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research interest in this area includes microbial diversity, PGPR, and metal-microbe interactions. Iqbal Ahmad has published 50 research papers and edited two books.

John Pichtel is Professor of Natural Resource and Environmental Management at Ball State University, Indiana, USA. He has published more than 40 scientific articles, and is member of several professional bodies including Certified Professional Soil Specialist, American Society of Agronomy.

Shamsul Hayat holds a senior faculty position in the department of botany at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His major areas of research are phytohormones and heavy metal stress in plants and biofertilizers. Shamsul Hayat has edited three books and published more than 50 research papers.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Ecology, Genetic Diversity and Screening Strategies of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

Introduction

Rhizosphere Microbial Structure

Microbial Activity and Functional Diversity in the Rhizosphere

Screening Strategies of PGPR

Conclusions

Prospects

References

Physicochemical Approaches to Studying Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

Introduction

Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy to Studying Whole Bacterial Cells

Application of Nuclear -Resonance Spectroscopy to Studying Whole Bacterial Cells

Structural Studies of Glutamine Synthetase (GS) from A. brasilense

General Conclusions and Future Directions of Research

References

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

Introduction

PGPR Grouped According to Action Mechanisms

Conclusions

Future Prospects

References

A Review on the Taxonomy and Possible Screening Traits of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

Introduction

Taxonomy of PGPR

Symbiotic Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria

Asymbiotic Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria

Screening Methods of PGPR

Conclusions and Remarks

References

Diversity and Potential of Nonsymbiotic Diazotrophic Bacteria in Promoting Plant Growth

Introduction

Rhizosphere and Bacterial Diversity

Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Its Significance to Plant Growth

Plant Growth Promoting Mechanisms of Diazotrophic PGPR

Interaction of Diazotrophic PGPR with Other Microorganisms

Other Dimensions of Plant Growth Promoting Activities

Critical Gaps in PGPR Research and Future Directions

References

Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Colonization of a Plant by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

Introduction

Identification of Plant-Induced Genes of SBW25 Using IVET

Regulatory Networks Controlling Plant-Induced Genes

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Plant-Induced Gene Expression

Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives

References

Quorum Sensing in Bacteria: Potential in Plant Health Protection

Introduction

Acyl-HSL-Based Regulatory System: The Lux System

QS and Bacterial Traits Underregulation

QS in Certain Phytopathogenic Bacteria

Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecules in Gram-Negative Bacteria

Interfering Quorum Sensing: A Novel Mechanism for Plant Health Protection

Conclusion

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