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Perspectives of Plant-Methylotrophic Interactions in Organic Farming

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Part of the book series: Microorganisms for Sustainability ((MICRO,volume 6))

Abstract

Almost all plant functions are directly affected by stress components like adverse climate, drought, temperature, salinity, heavy metals, pesticides, and soil pH, which are considered to be major limiting factors in crop production. Prevalence of intensive infections in crops retards the yield with reduced market acceptance leading to double-headed crisis with the high cost of production and incidence of high level of microbial contamination, including mycotoxin in the end product. Alteration in the agricultural practices is the need of the hour, i.e., switching from synthetics to biological inputs to effectively promote soil fertility, plant tolerance, and crop productivity. Biofertilizers are defined as preparations containing living cells or latent cells of efficient strains of microorganisms that help crop plants’ uptake of nutrients by their interactions in the rhizosphere when applied through seed or soil. They accelerate certain microbial processes in the soil which augment the extent of availability of nutrients in a form easily assimilated by plants. The study of the interactions between plants and their microbial communities is important for developing sustainable management practices. Methylotrophic bacteria occupy different habitats like soil, water, leaf surfaces, nodules, grains, and air due to their great phenotypic plasticity. They can reach populations of 104 to 106 colony-forming units (CFU) per gram of plant tissue. They can function as a plant-beneficial microbe through production of biological active compounds which might explain their capacity to stimulate plant growth and protect them from various pathogens. This chapter discusses the merits of utilizing Methylobacterium as biofertilizers/bioprotectants for crops production and protection.

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Authors thank Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Tharamani, Chennai, for providing necessary facilities for conducting the research work; Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB), Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, for the financial support; Dr. Mary E. Lidstorm, University of Washington, Seattle, for providing the bacterial standard strains; and Dr. P. V. Sujithkumar for the help in the preparation of the manuscript.

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Ponnusamy, V., Shanmugam, J., Gopal, M., Sundaram, S. (2017). Perspectives of Plant-Methylotrophic Interactions in Organic Farming. In: Panpatte, D., Jhala, Y., Vyas, R., Shelat, H. (eds) Microorganisms for Green Revolution. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 6. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6241-4_9

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