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Microbial Approach for Bioremediation of Saline and Sodic Soils

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Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective

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The salt-affected soils are dominated by many types of halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms, spread over a large number of phylogenetic groups. The biotic approach ‘plant-microbe interaction’ to overcome salinity problems has recently received a considerable attention throughout the world. The halophilic microbes have potential for bioremediation of salt-dominant soils. Halophilic bacteria having plant growth promotion potential were isolated that could tolerate up to 15 % NaCl in liquid media. Soil inoculation showed their sustenance and activity up to electrical conductivity (EC) of 8 dS/m. Also, plant growth-promoting endophytic halophiles from leaves of halophyte plants have potential to remediate salt-affected soils. The efficient plant growth-promoting isolates were inoculated in seeds of maize and wheat to mitigate salt stress. There was 10–12 % increase in yield attributes and yield of wheat at 6 % NaCl irrigations in soil as compared to 2 % NaCl irrigations in experiments.

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Arora, S., Vanza, M. (2017). Microbial Approach for Bioremediation of Saline and Sodic Soils. In: Arora, S., Singh, A., Singh, Y. (eds) Bioremediation of Salt Affected Soils: An Indian Perspective. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48257-6_5

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