Abstract
Sustainability in agriculture without compromising environmental quality, agro-ecosystem function, and diversity conservation is among the major concerns of present-day agriculture worldwide. The unseen microbial communities play a vital role for solving various problems of today’s agriculture. They can equally benefit crop production and protection systems, food security, public health, and social well-being. Both pathogenic and beneficial microorganisms constitute a key living component of soil and plant system managing ecological balance, ecosystem function, agricultural productivity, crop quality and human wellness, and livestock health. PGPR-mediated stress mitigation in plants is reported for different crops across the world. Commercial use of microbial inoculants for improving crop growth and productivity under stressed environments could constitute a prominently viable and sustainable approach for enhancing agricultural productivity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Microbial Interventions in Agriculture and Environment |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume 2: Rhizosphere, Microbiome and Agro-ecology |
Editors | D Singh, V Gupta, R Prabha |
Publisher | Springer Singapore |
Pages | 1-35 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811383830 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811383823 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | First published - 17 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Bacillus
- Decomposer
- Microbial inoculants
- Pseudomonas
- Sustainable agriculture
- Trichoderma