Rhizosphere Engineering is a guide to applying environmentally sound agronomic practices to improve crop yield while also protecting soil resources. Focusing on the potential and positive impacts of appropriate practices, the book includes the use of beneficial microbes, nanotechnology and metagenomics. Developing and applying techniques that not only enhance yield, but also restore the quality of soil and water using beneficial microbes such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) fungi and others are covered, along with new information on utilizing nanotechnology, quorum sensing and other technologies to further advance the science.
Designed to fill the gap between research and application, this book is written for advanced students, researchers and those seeking real-world insights for improving agricultural production.
1. Rhizosphere Engineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Preface - p. Page x 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 10. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 11. Chapter 1 : Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere dwelling microbes - p. Page xiii 12. Chapter 2 : Indigenous nitrogen fixing microbes engineer rhizosphere and enhance nutrient availability and plant growth - p. Page 13 13. Chapter 3 : Rhizospheric bacteria as soil health engineer promoting plant growth - p. Page 35 14. Chapter 4 : Role of Bacillus species in soil fertility with reference to rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 57 15. Chapter 5 : Rhizobium as soil health engineer - p. Page 72 16. Chapter 6 : Azotobacter—A potential symbiotic rhizosphere engineer - p. Page 90 17. Chapter 7 : Application of cyanobacteria in soil health and rhizospheric engineering - p. Page 107 18. Chapter 8 : Bacterial inoculants for rhizosphere engineering: Applications, current aspects, and challenges - p. Page 124 19. Chapter 9 : Microbial inoculants in agriculture and its effects on plant microbiome - p. Page 147 20. Chapter 10 : Arbuscular mycorrhiza—A health engineer for abiotic stress alleviation - p. Page 164 21. Chapter 11 : Potassium solubilizing microorganisms as soil health engineers: An insight into molecular mechanism - p. Page 191 22. Chapter 12 : Zinc solubilizing rhizobacteria as soil health engineer managing zinc deficiency in plants - p. Page 209 23. Chapter 13 : Rhizosphere engineering through pesticides-degrading beneficial bacteria - p. Page 230 24. Chapter 14 : Enzymes in rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 252 25. Chapter 15 : Actinobacterial enzymes—An approach for engineering the rhizosphere microorganisms as plant growth promotors - p. Page 269 26. Chapter 16 : Reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in higher plants, and role of rhizosphere in soil remediation - p. Page 284 27. Chapter 17 : Nanotechnology for rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 302 28. Chapter 18 : Rhizospheric health management through nanofertilizers - p. Page 323 29. Chapter 19 : Quorum sensing in rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 345 30. Chapter 20 : Quorum sensing in rhizosphere microbiome: Minding some serious business - p. Page 373 31. Chapter 21 : Metagenomics for rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 392 32. Chapter 22 : Rhizosphere engineering for crop improvement - p. Page 412 33. Chapter 23 : Bacterial induced alleviation of cadmium and arsenic toxicity stress in plants: Mechanisms and future prospects - p. Page 435 34. Chapter 24 : Microbial community in soil-plant systems: Role in heavy metal(loid) detoxification and sustainable agriculture - p. Page 460 35. Chapter 25 : Rhizosphere microbe-mediated alleviation of aluminum and iron toxicity in acidic soils - p. Page 490 36. Index - p. Page 518
Rhizosphere Engineering is a guide to applying environmentally sound agronomic practices to improve crop yield while also protecting soil resources. Focusing on the potential and positive impacts of appropriate practices, the book includes the use of beneficial microbes, nanotechnology and metagenomics. Developing and applying techniques that not only enhance yield, but also restore the quality of soil and water using beneficial microbes such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) fungi and others are covered, along with new information on utilizing nanotechnology, quorum sensing and other technologies to further advance the science.
Designed to fill the gap between research and application, this book is written for advanced students, researchers and those seeking real-world insights for improving agricultural production.
1. Rhizosphere Engineering - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contributors - p. Page v 8. Preface - p. Page x 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 10. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 11. Chapter 1 : Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere dwelling microbes - p. Page xiii 12. Chapter 2 : Indigenous nitrogen fixing microbes engineer rhizosphere and enhance nutrient availability and plant growth - p. Page 13 13. Chapter 3 : Rhizospheric bacteria as soil health engineer promoting plant growth - p. Page 35 14. Chapter 4 : Role of Bacillus species in soil fertility with reference to rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 57 15. Chapter 5 : Rhizobium as soil health engineer - p. Page 72 16. Chapter 6 : Azotobacter—A potential symbiotic rhizosphere engineer - p. Page 90 17. Chapter 7 : Application of cyanobacteria in soil health and rhizospheric engineering - p. Page 107 18. Chapter 8 : Bacterial inoculants for rhizosphere engineering: Applications, current aspects, and challenges - p. Page 124 19. Chapter 9 : Microbial inoculants in agriculture and its effects on plant microbiome - p. Page 147 20. Chapter 10 : Arbuscular mycorrhiza—A health engineer for abiotic stress alleviation - p. Page 164 21. Chapter 11 : Potassium solubilizing microorganisms as soil health engineers: An insight into molecular mechanism - p. Page 191 22. Chapter 12 : Zinc solubilizing rhizobacteria as soil health engineer managing zinc deficiency in plants - p. Page 209 23. Chapter 13 : Rhizosphere engineering through pesticides-degrading beneficial bacteria - p. Page 230 24. Chapter 14 : Enzymes in rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 252 25. Chapter 15 : Actinobacterial enzymes—An approach for engineering the rhizosphere microorganisms as plant growth promotors - p. Page 269 26. Chapter 16 : Reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in higher plants, and role of rhizosphere in soil remediation - p. Page 284 27. Chapter 17 : Nanotechnology for rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 302 28. Chapter 18 : Rhizospheric health management through nanofertilizers - p. Page 323 29. Chapter 19 : Quorum sensing in rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 345 30. Chapter 20 : Quorum sensing in rhizosphere microbiome: Minding some serious business - p. Page 373 31. Chapter 21 : Metagenomics for rhizosphere engineering - p. Page 392 32. Chapter 22 : Rhizosphere engineering for crop improvement - p. Page 412 33. Chapter 23 : Bacterial induced alleviation of cadmium and arsenic toxicity stress in plants: Mechanisms and future prospects - p. Page 435 34. Chapter 24 : Microbial community in soil-plant systems: Role in heavy metal(loid) detoxification and sustainable agriculture - p. Page 460 35. Chapter 25 : Rhizosphere microbe-mediated alleviation of aluminum and iron toxicity in acidic soils - p. Page 490 36. Index - p. Page 518
