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Plant Microbiome Paradigm (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Plant Microbiome Paradigm (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of
knowledge on plant-microbiome interactions and associations. It
covers all major mechanistic approaches used to investigate
microbes' impacts on plant growth promotion, disease control and
health. The industrial manufacture of nitrogen currently accounts
for roughly 2% of the world's total energy consumption. Microbial
products are expected to reduce the need for costly fertilizers, as
well as chemical pesticides and fungicides. While beneficial
microorganisms are increasingly being used in agriculture, abiotic
and biotic stresses such as heat, drought, cold, and salt can
quickly kill or render them useless in the field. However,
discovering new and better treatments is a lengthy process due to
the considerable microbial diversity found in soils. Researchers
have now proposed using biotechnological approaches to accelerate
the process of microbial technology development. The fact that
plant-associated microbes stimulate plant growth and development is
well known, as the examples of rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi show.
The mechanisms by which these microorganisms maintain plant growth
include the production of phytohormones, fixation of nitrogen, and
the mobilization of phosphorus and minerals. The plant microbiome
is also involved in pathogen suppression, and especially the root
microbiome acts as a protective shield against soil-borne
pathogens. A special feature of this book is its multidisciplinary
approach, spanning from plant microbiology/biocontrol, fungal and
bacterial endophytes, plant physiology, to biochemistry, proteomics
and genomics. It is ideally suited for researchers and student of
agri-biotechnology, soil biology and fungal biology.
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