New Perspectives and Approaches in Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Research

In the context of increasing international concern for food and environmental quality, use of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for reducing chemical inputs in agriculture is a potentially important issue. PGPR are root-colonizing bacteria that exert beneficial effects on plant growth and development, but they can be also employed in the control of plant pathogens, for enhancing the efficiency of fertilizers, and for degrading xenobiotic compounds. This book provides an update by renowned international experts on the most recent advances in the ecology of these important bacteria, the application of innovative methodologies for their study, their interaction with the host plant, and their potential application in agriculture. Reprinted from __European Journal of Plant Pathology__, Volume 119, No. 3, 2007 Front Matter....Pages 1-239 Foreword....Pages 241-242 Plant responses to plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria....Pages 243-254 Management of resident plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria with the cropping system: a review of experience in the US Pacific Northwest....Pages 255-264 Genomic analysis of antifungal metabolite production by Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5....Pages 265-278 The magic and menace of metagenomics: prospects for the study of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria....Pages 279-300 Microscopic analysis of plant-bacterium interactions using auto fluorescent proteins....Pages 301-309 Dialogues of root-colonizing biocontrol pseudomonads....Pages 311-328 Promotion of plant growth by ACC deaminase-producing soil bacteria....Pages 329-339 Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. are dependent on plant P nutrition....Pages 341-351 Quorum sensing as a target for developing control strategies for the plant pathogen Pectobacterium ....Pages 353-365

in The Context Of Increasing International Concern For Food And Environmental Quality, Use Of Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria (pgpr) For Reducing Chemical Inputs In Agriculture Is A Potentially Important Issue. Pgpr Are Root-colonizing Bacteria That Exert Beneficial Effects On Plant Growth And Development, But They Can Be Also Employed In The Control Of Plant Pathogens, For Enhancing The Efficiency Of Fertilizers, And For Degrading Xenobiotic Compounds. This Book Provides An Update By Renowned International Experts On The Most Recent Advances In The Ecology Of These Important Bacteria, The Application Of Innovative Methodologies For Their Study, Their Interaction With The Host Plant, And Their Potential Application In Agriculture.

Annotation In the context of increasing concern for food and environmental quality, use of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for reducing chemical inputs in agriculture is a potentially important issue. This book provides an update by renowned international experts on the most recent advances in the ecology of these important bacteria, the application of innovative methodologies for their study, their interaction with the host plant, and their potential application in agriculture