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Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

Potential microbes for sustainable agriculture

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Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a group of bacteria that enhances plant growth and yield via various plant growth promoting substances as well as biofertilizers. Given the negative environmental impact of artificial fertilizers and their increasing costs, the use of beneficial soil microorganisms such as PGPR for sustainable and safe agriculture has increased globally during the last couple of decades. PGPR as biofertilizers are well recognized as efficient soil microbes for sustainable agriculture and hold great promise in the improvement of agriculture yields.

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Jay Shankar Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Microbiology, BB Ambedkar (Central) University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is working on the environmental problems related to ecology of methane (CH4)-consuming bacteria (methanotrophs), environmental remediation and sustainable agriculture development. He also has a strong devotion to teaching and is always available to share with others the ever-growing enthusiasm for his research field.

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Singh, J.S. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria. Reson 18, 275–281 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-013-0038-y

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