Contributors |
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About the Editors |
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Preface |
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1 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria - Advances and future prospects |
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1.2 Review literature & recent developments |
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2 Prospects of beneficial microbes as a natural resource for sustainable legumes production under changing climate |
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2.2 Potential of symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.3 Factors affecting nodule formation and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) |
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33 | (13) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (11) |
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47 | (1) |
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3 Trichoderma as biostimulant - a plausible approach to alleviate abiotic stress for intensive production practices |
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57 | (28) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (16) |
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75 | (10) |
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76 | (9) |
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4 Mode of action of different microbial products in plant growth promotion |
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85 | (36) |
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85 | (2) |
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4.2 Major microbial genera and their products |
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87 | (8) |
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4.3 Mode of action(s) of microbes and their products |
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4.4 Direct benefits to the plant |
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104 | (3) |
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4.5 Indirect benefits to the plant |
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107 | (1) |
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4.6 Challenges in understanding the mode of action |
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107 | (1) |
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4.7 Future perspectives and conclusion |
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108 | (13) |
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109 | (12) |
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5 Role of AM fungi in growth promotion of high-value crops |
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5.2 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
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122 | (1) |
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5.3 AMF mediated benefits to high-value crops |
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5.4 AMF application in micro propagation programme |
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128 | (1) |
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5.5 Commercialization of AM fungi |
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128 | (6) |
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5.6 Challenges of AMF technology |
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134 | (1) |
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5.7 Conclusion and future prospects |
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135 | (10) |
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136 | (9) |
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6 Pseudomonas and Bacillus: A biological tool for crop protection |
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145 | (14) |
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145 | (1) |
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6.3 Bio-control activity of Pseudomonas against plant pathogens |
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149 | (3) |
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6.4 Bio-control activity of Bacillus spp. against plant pathogens |
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152 | (7) |
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153 | (6) |
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7 Underlying forces of plant microbiome and their effect on plant development |
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159 | (22) |
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159 | (1) |
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7.2 Plant microbiome diversity |
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160 | (2) |
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7.3 Dynamic of plant microbes in plants |
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162 | (1) |
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7.4 Plant microbe's adaptability |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (6) |
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7.6 Conclusions and future prospects |
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171 | (10) |
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172 | (9) |
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8 Plant viruses as biopesticides |
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181 | (14) |
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Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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8.3 Categories of pesticides |
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182 | (1) |
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8.4 Major viral biopesticides |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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8.6 Formulation / synthesis of viral biopesticides |
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184 | (1) |
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8.7 Biopesticides manufacturing companies |
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8.8 Governing authorities / policies |
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186 | (1) |
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8.9 RNAi viral biopesticides with nanotech approach |
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186 | (1) |
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8.10 Recombinant viral biopesticides |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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8.12 Challenges and drawbacks |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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8.14 Conclusion, future prospects and take away |
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189 | (6) |
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189 | (1) |
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9 Microalgal based biostimulants as alleviator of biotic and abiotic stresses in crop plants |
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9.2 Positive effects of microalgal extract on plant growth and productivity |
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202 | (2) |
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9.3 Microalgal biostimulants for managements of biotic and abiotic stress |
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204 | (1) |
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9.4 Microalgal biostimulants emphasized under abiotic stress |
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205 | (1) |
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9.5 Effects of microalgae biostimulants on biotic stress |
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9.6 Microalgal extract: a mixture with multifaceted mechanisms |
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9.7 Concluding remarks and future prospects |
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210 | (7) |
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211 | (6) |
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10 Utilization of omics approaches for underpinning plant-microbe interaction |
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217 | (1) |
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10.2 Plant-microbial communications |
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218 | (1) |
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10.3 Rhizospheric root microbial interaction |
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218 | (1) |
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10.4 Endosphere and microbial communication |
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219 | (1) |
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10.5 Plant microbial interaction and quorum sensing |
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220 | (1) |
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10.6 Fungal-plant interaction |
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10.7 Plant-microbe signaling |
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222 | (1) |
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10.8 Agrobacterium -- crown gall disease |
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222 | (1) |
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10.9 Different perspectives of bioinformatics to apprehend soil microorganisms |
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223 | (1) |
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10.10 Plant-microbe interactions promote plant growth |
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223 | (3) |
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10.11 Omics approaches for plant-microbe interaction |
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226 | (1) |
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10.13 Next generation sequencing |
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227 | (1) |
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10.14 Amplicon sequencing |
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228 | (1) |
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10.15 Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) |
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10.17 Biochemical methods |
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10.18 Laser microdisinfection |
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10.21 Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) |
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10.22 Fluorescence 2-D difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) |
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10.23 Isotope-Coded affinity tag (ICAT) |
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10.27 Conclusion and future prospect |
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235 | (8) |
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11 Extremophiles for sustainable agriculture |
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11.3 Thermophiles in agriculture |
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244 | (1) |
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11.4 Psychrophiles in agriculture |
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245 | (1) |
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11.5 Ice-binding proteins |
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246 | (1) |
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11.6 Anti-freeze proteins (AFPs) |
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247 | (1) |
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11.7 pH tolerants in agriculture |
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247 | (1) |
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11.8 Alkalophiles and acidophiles in relation to soil pH |
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248 | (1) |
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11.9 Managing high and low pH stressors in plants |
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248 | (1) |
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11.10 PGPM enhanced tolerance to soil acidity |
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248 | (1) |
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11.11 PGPM enhanced tolerance to soil alkalinity |
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11.13 Halophiles in agriculture |
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251 | (3) |
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11.15 Managing toxins and chemicals in soil |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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11.17 Future perspectives |
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257 | (8) |
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258 | (7) |
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12 Seed biopriming with biopesticide: A key to sustainability of agriculture |
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12.2 Agricultural sustainability |
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265 | (3) |
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12.4 Biopriming with beneficial microbes |
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270 | (1) |
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12.5 Seed priming and its mechanism of action |
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12.6 Biopriming and induced systemic resistance |
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12.7 Biopriming and sustainable agriculture |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (9) |
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281 | (8) |
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13 Insights into novel cell immobilized microbial inoculants |
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289 | (1) |
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13.2 Bio-inoculant formulations and challenges |
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290 | (1) |
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13.3 Contemporary vs advanced formulations |
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291 | (1) |
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13.4 Microbial immobilization |
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291 | (4) |
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13.5 Advanced bio-encapsulation |
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13.6 Carriers used in bio-encapsulation |
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13.7 Additives in immobilization matrix |
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13.8 Microbial exo-polysaccharides-the miracle molecules |
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13.9 Cell immobilization, microbial biomass and physiology |
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13.10 Microbial resilience in immobilized cells |
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13.11 Immobilized microbial cells in agriculture |
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13.12 Immobilized microbes as bio-remediators |
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13.13 Conclusion and future prospective |
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14 Role of mycorrhizosphere as a biostimulant and its impact on plant growth, nutrient uptake and stress management |
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14.2 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) |
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14.3 Plant health promoting fungi (PGPF) |
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322 | (1) |
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14.4 Biostimulant phenomenon of mycorrhizosphere for sustainable agriculture |
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14.5 Efficiency of nutrient uptake |
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14.6 Mycorrhizospheric effect on stress management |
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14.7 Symbiotic effect of arbuscular mycorrhizae |
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14.8 Effect of AM fungi on mycorrhizosphere bacteria and vice versa |
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14.9 Significance of AM fungi on enhancing sustainable plant growth |
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328 | (3) |
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15 Trichoderma spp. as bio-stimulant: Molecular insights |
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15.3 Volatile organic compounds |
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15.4 Other secondary metabolites |
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15.5 Bioaugmentation and biostimulation of problem soils |
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15.6 Efficacy of microbial bio-stimulation |
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15.9 Conclusions and future prospects |
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16 Enhancing the growth and disease suppression ability of Pseudomonas fluoresceins |
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16.2 Mechanism of biocontrol by Pseudomonas |
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16.3 Plant growth promotions |
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16.4 Molecular confirmations of Pseudomonas fluorescens by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing |
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16.5 Control of plant diseases in crops |
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16.6 Future prospects and conclusion |
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17 Synthetic biology tools: Engineering microbes for biotechnological applications |
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17.2 History of synthetic biology |
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17.3 Engineering central dogma of life |
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17.4 Designing of synthetic biology tools |
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17.5 Build-up of synthetic biology tools |
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17.6 Testing of DNA constructs |
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17.7 Application of synthetic biological tools |
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17.8 Challenges in the way of synthetic biology tools |
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18 Role of microbial consortia in remediation of soil, water and environmental pollution caused by indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture: Opportunities and challenges |
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18.3 Soil, water and environmental pollution and bioremediation by microbial consortia |
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18.4 Future opportunities and challenges |
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19 Sustainable agriculture and viral diseases of plants: An overview |
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19.2 Plant stress and immune response |
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421 | (3) |
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19.4 Sustainable agriculture, biotechnology and plant viruses |
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425 | (2) |
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20 Enhancement of plant nutrient uptake by bacterial biostimulants |
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20.2 Plant nutrient uptake mechanisms |
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20.4 Categories of biostimulants and their effect on plant growth and productivity |
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20.5 Indirect mechanism of bacterial biostimulants to enhance nutrient uptake |
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20.6 Direct mechanism of bacterial biostimulants to enhance plant nutrient uptake |
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20.7 Bacterial biostimulants to enhance the growth and stress tolerance |
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20.8 Bacterial biostimulants as biocontrol agents |
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20.9 Conclusion and prospects |
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