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Exploitation of Phytohormone-Producing PGPR in Development of Multispecies Bioinoculant Formulation

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Bacterial Metabolites in Sustainable Agroecosystem

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity ((SDEB,volume 12))

Abstract

Bacterial communities constitute an excellent plant-specific micro-ecosystem in the rhizosphere. Microbes establish a sophisticated relationship in the rhizosphere with plants to enhance productivity through the production of an array of metabolites, especially phytohormones. Plant growth and development is substantially influenced by plant hormones; it is well known that plant hormones regulate the growth and development of plants. PGPR bioinoculant not only exerts a positive effect on growth and yield but also triggers biocontrol against a broad spectrum of pathogens. It is important to use selective PGPR as consortia, which are individually able to produce certain phytohormone in dexterity against monospecies bioinoculant with multifarious activity. Understanding the application of bioinoculant having biocoenotic consortia of bacteria capable of producing phytohormone will serve as the basis for future research to elucidate the role of bacterial communities in crop productivity and sustainable agriculture.

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We express our thanks to UCOST, Dehradun, India and University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for providing financial support in the form of research project to DKM.

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  1. Regional Experiment Station, Rubber Research Institute of India, Rubber Board, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

    Sandeep Kumar

  2. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

    Mohit Agarwal, Shrivardhan Dheeman & Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari

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Kumar, S., Agarwal, M., Dheeman, S., Maheshwari, D.K. (2015). Exploitation of Phytohormone-Producing PGPR in Development of Multispecies Bioinoculant Formulation. In: Maheshwari, D. (eds) Bacterial Metabolites in Sustainable Agroecosystem. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24654-3_11

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