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Biofertilizers: Microbes for Agricultural Productivity

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Soil Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity ((SDEB,volume 27))

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The world has witnessed explosive population growth, which requires an efficient food supply. To this end, various efforts have been performed in agriculture among which the applying chemicals with anti-pest and fertilizing activity was a strategy of choice. However, implementation of such compounds has shown to have serious drawbacks, from the reduction of naturally occurring organisms which control the pests to the concerns arisen from environmental pollution. Therefore, the discovery and development of biological strategies have attracted much attention. Accordingly, there are well-known plant growth-promoting microorganisms (GPMs) with great potentials in improving the growth of plants via providing nutrition and alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses. Herein, a comprehensive study was performed to gather together the most updated knowledge on these mechanisms.

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    Fatemeh Salimi

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    Javad Hamedi

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Salimi, F., Hamedi, J. (2021). Biofertilizers: Microbes for Agricultural Productivity. In: Yadav, A.N. (eds) Soil Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73507-4_14

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