TY - BOOK ID - 56710680 TI - Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria AU - Maheshwari, Dinesh K AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2011 SN - 9783642136122 9783642136115 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg DB - UniCat KW - General microbiology KW - Histology. Cytology KW - Plant physiology. Plant biophysics KW - Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology KW - Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Hunting. Fishery KW - Biotechnology KW - systematische plantkunde KW - toegepaste microbiologie KW - landbouw KW - microbiologie KW - bacteriologie KW - biotechnologie KW - Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. KW - Pflanzenbau KW - Pflanzenwachstum KW - Bodenbakterien KW - Mutualismus KW - Wurzel KW - Rhizosphäre KW - Rhizosphäre UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:56710680 AB - To cope with the increasing problems created by agrochemicals such as plant fertilizers, pesticides and other plant protection agents, biological alternatives have been developed over the past years. These include biopesticides, such as bacteria for the control of plant diseases, and biofertilizer to improve crop productivity and quality. Especially plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are as effective as pure chemicals in terms of plant growth enhancement and disease control, in addition to their ability to manage abiotic and other stresses in plants. The various facets of these groups of bacteria are treated in this Microbiology Monograph, with emphasis on their emergence in agriculture. Further topics are Bacillus species that excrete peptides and lipopeptides with antifungal, antibacterial and surfactant activity, plant-bacteria-environment interactions, mineral-nutrient exchange, nitrogen assimilation, biofilm formation and cold-tolerant microorganisms. ER -