Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Stress Management: Volume 2: Rhizobacteria in Biotic Stress Management (Microorganisms for Sustainability, 13)

Attaining sustainable agricultural production while preserving environmental quality, agro-ecosystem functions and biodiversity represents a major challenge for current agricultural practices; further, the traditional use of chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, nutrients etc.) poses serious threats to crop productivity, soil fertility and the nutritional value of farm produce. Given these risks, managing pests and diseases, maintaining agro-ecosystem health, and avoiding health issues for humans and animals have now become key priorities. The use of PGPR as biofertilizers, plant growth promoters, biopesticides, and soil and plant health managers has attracted considerable attention among researchers, agriculturists, farmers, policymakers and consumers alike. Using PGPR as bioinoculants can help meet the expected demand for global agricultural productivity to feed the world’s booming population, which is predicted to reach roughly 9 billion by 2050. However, to provide effective bioinoculants, PGPR strains must be safe for the environment, offer considerable plant growth promotion and biocontrol potential, be compatible with useful soil rhizobacteria, and be able to withstand various biotic and abiotic stresses. Accordingly, the book also highlights the need for better strains of PGPR to complement increasing agro-productivity. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Biosynthesis of Antibiotics by PGPR and Their Roles in Biocontrol of Plant Diseases (Ahmed Kenawy, Daniel Joe Dailin, Gaber Attia Abo-Zaid, Roslinda Abd Malek, Kugan Kumar Ambehabati, Khairun Hani Natasya Zakaria et al.)....Pages 1-35 Effect of Substrates on Azotobacter chroococcum-Enriched Vermicompost for Growth of Phaseolus (Supriya Sharma, Reshma Tuladhar, Yukti Basnet, Sarita Manandhar, Shanti Bhattarai, Anjana Singh et al.)....Pages 37-45 Biological Control of Some Plant Diseases Using Different Antagonists Including Fungi and Rhizobacteria (Samah Abd El-Kader El-Debaiky)....Pages 47-64 Management of Plant Diseases by PGPR-Mediated Induced Resistance with Special Reference to Tea and Rice Crops (Yadi Suryadi, Dwi Ningsih Susilowati, Fani Fauziah)....Pages 65-110 Amelioration of Biotic Stress by Application of Rhizobacteria for Agriculture Sustainability (Satyavir S. Sindhu, Ruchi Sharma)....Pages 111-168 Role of Serratia sp. as Biocontrol Agent and Plant Growth Stimulator, with Prospects of Biotic Stress Management in Plant (Lakshmibala Kshetri, Farjana Naseem, Piyush Pandey)....Pages 169-200 Seed Biopriming Through Beneficial Rhizobacteria for Mitigating Soil-Borne and Seed-Borne Diseases (Rahul Singh Rajput, Prachi Singh, Jyoti Singh, Shatrupa Ray, Anukool Vaishnav, Harikesh Bahadur Singh)....Pages 201-215 Plant Small RNAs: Big Players in Biotic Stress Responses (Mohini Prabha Singh, Pratiksha Singh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, R. Z. Sayyed, Anjney Sharma)....Pages 217-239 Interaction of Rhizobacteria with Soil Microorganisms: An Agro-Beneficiary Aspect (Anita Surendra Patil, Surendra Rajaram Patil, R. Z. Sayyed)....Pages 241-259 Role of Indigenous Technology Knowledge in Biological Control of Crop Diseases Under Organic Agriculture in India: An Overview (Shamarao Jahagirdar, Gududatta Hegade, S. A. Astaputre, D. N. Kambrekar)....Pages 261-274 Free-Living PGPRs in Biotic Stress Management (Ashwini Marotirao Charpe)....Pages 275-324 Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management by AM-Mediated PGPRs (Ashwini Marotirao Charpe)....Pages 325-343 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: An Overview in Agricultural Perspectives (V. P. Zope, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, R. Z. Sayyed)....Pages 345-361 Actinobacteria for Biotic Stress Management (Sunita Sakure, Sarika Bhosale)....Pages 363-378 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs): Significant Revolutionary Tools for Achieving Long-Term Sustainability and Combating the Biotic Stress Caused by the Attack of Pathogens Affecting Crops in Agriculture (Abhishek Mathur, Akshma Koul, Juhi Hattewar)....Pages 379-388 Plant-Bacterial Association and Their Role as Growth Promoters and Biocontrol Agents (Ahmed Abdul Haleem Khan)....Pages 389-419