Woodhead Publishing PGPR Amelioration in Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security and Environmental Management

PGPR Amelioration in Sustainable Agriculture: Food Security and Environmental Management explores the growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that are indigenous to soil and plant rhizosphere. These microorganisms have significant potential as important tools for sustainable agriculture. PGPR enhance the growth of root systems and often control certain plant pathogens. As PGPR amelioration is a fascinating subject, is multidisciplinary in nature, and concerns scientists involved in plant heath and plant protection, this book is an ideal resource that emphasizes the current trends of, and probable future of, PGPR developments. Chapters incorporate both theoretical and practical aspects and may serve as baseline information for future research. This book will be useful to students, teachers and researchers, both in universities and research institutes, especially working in areas of agricultural microbiology, plant pathology and agronomy. Review A comprehensive overview from foundational science to the latest regulatory considerations About the Author Dr. Amit Kishore Singh, obtained his doctoral degree in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, then after gained post-doc experience from Agricultural Research Organization, Israel. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor (Botany Department) in Kamla Nehru P. G. College, Raebareli, India. Dr. Ajay Kumar, completed his doctoral degree in Biotechnology from Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research interest includes plant-microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture, cyanobacteria-pesticides-rice interactions and microbial biotechnology. Dr. Kumar has more than forty publications, including research papers book chapters and also act as editors in several scientific journals. Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as Research Associate in Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. In his eight years of research, he published more than fifty research articles and book chapters in the international and national journals of repute. He has a wide area of study, and his research specialization is primarily in cyanobacteria-pesticide-rice interaction, Plant-microbe interactions, microbial inoculants, etc. Also, he has invited member in advisory committee of “International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences and “Journal of Plant Science and Agriculture Research Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh is currently Honorary Scientist of Indian National Science Academy (INSA) at the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Since past 50 years he has been actively engaged in research, research management and administrative positions like vice-chancellor, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur; Director, Project Director, Joint Director (research) at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India