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The Potential of Rhizosphere Microorganisms to Promote the Plant Growth in Disturbed Soils

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The significance of rhizosphere microorganisms, especially mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria, in polluted soils can be enormous, since they are able to increase the tolerance of plants against abiotic stress, stimulate plant growth and contribute in this way to an accelerated remediation of disturbed soils. The majority of known higher plant species is associated with mycorrhizal fungi, which can increase the tolerance of plants against abiotic stress, e.g. by an improved nutrient supply or by detoxification of pollutants. Rhizosphere bacteria can strongly promote the growth of plants solely and in interaction with mycorrhizal fungi. They can contribute to the mobilization of nutrients and degradation of organic pollutants. Co-inoculation of plants with mycorrhizal fungi and rhizosphere bacteria is a very promising biotechnological approach for the promotion of plant growth and soil remediation. The application of microbial inoculum for the remediation of disturbed soils was tested with several plant species, e.g., fast growing tree species, but mostly on a small scale. Main reasons for the lack of field applications in a larger scale are the lack of suitable time- and cost-effective strategies for a site-specific selection, preparation and application of microbial inoculum and the strong restriction of information on on-site efficiency of inoculated microbial strains.

This chapter focuses on fundamental and applied aspects of soil microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere of plants at various disturbed sites. Major objectives are to present strategies for the promotion of phytoremediation of disturbed soils with the use of microbial inoculum and to indicate potentials and limitations of such microbial inoculation in the field.

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Hrynkiewicz, K., Baum, C. (2012). The Potential of Rhizosphere Microorganisms to Promote the Plant Growth in Disturbed Soils. In: Malik, A., Grohmann, E. (eds) Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Development. Strategies for Sustainability. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1591-2_2

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