Agriculture is heavily dependent on the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to achieve
higher yields. This dependence is associated with problems such as environmental …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring soil bacteria that
aggressively colonize plant roots and benefit plants by providing growth promotion …

The loss of organic material from the roots provides the energy for the development of active
microbial populations in the rhizosphere around the root. Generally, saproptrophs or …

Fungal plant diseases are one of the major concerns to agricultural food production world
wide. Soil borne pathogenic fungi such as Pythium, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Phytopthora …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Bacillus cereus QQ308 produced antifungal hydrolytic enzymes, comprising chitinase,
chitosanase and protease, when grown in a medium containing shrimp and crab shell …

Twenty-eight potential biocontrol organisms were tested for efficacy against Rhizoctonia
solani on potato in a series of greenhouse trials. Organisms tested consisted of field isolates …

Pseudomonas corrugata, a soil bacterium originally isolated from a temperate site of Indian
Himalayan Region (IHR) is examined for its antagonistic activities against two …

Composting is the degradation of organic materials through the activities of diverse
microorganisms. This research examined microbial community dynamics, population levels …

The highly diverse genus Pseudomonas contains very effective biocontrol agents that can
increase plant growth and improve plant health. Biocontrol characteristics, however, are …