Rhizobium Biology and Biotechnology

This book provides in-depth reviews of the role of Rhizobium in agriculture and its biotechnological applications. Individual chapters explore topics such as: the occurrence and distribution of Rhizobium; phenotypic and molecular characteristics of Rhizobium; impact of Rhizobium on other microbial communities in the rhizosphere; N2-fixation ability of Rhizobium; Rhizobium and biotic stress; Rhizobium-mediated restoration of an ecosystem; in silico analysis of the rhizobia pool; further biotechnological perspectives of Rhizobium.

This book reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the interaction of microorganisms and plants in the rhizosphere All chapters contributed by researchers actively involved in the respective fields Will be of interest to scientists in the fields of agriculture, soil biology, plant physiology, crop biotechnology and applied microbiology

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This book provides a valuable contribution to the field of agriculture microbiology and pooled research in the form of a compendium describing the benign functional role of Rhizobium spp., with biotechnological perspectives on maintaining agroecosystem sustainability. Topics include the occurrence and distribution of Rhizobium; the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of Rhizobium; the impact of Rhizobium on other microbial communities in the rhizosphere; the N2-fixation ability of Rhizobium; Rhizobium and abiotic/biotic stress; Rhizobium-mediated restoration of an ecosystem; and in silico analysis of rhizobia pool, and Biotechnological perspectives of Rhizobium.

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Molecular genetic dissection of nodule formation and regulation in legumes.- Redox state and antioxidant defense in rhizobia: Effects in legume symbiosis.- Impact of Rhizobium on rhizospheric microbial communities .- Tracking milestone advances in exploiting *Rhizobium in biocontrol of plant diseases .- Persistence and survival of Rhizobium in soil.- Restoration of degraded pasture soils on the basis of EM Associations .- Rhizobium as a crop enhancer and biofertilizer for increased non-legume production .- Role of root-nodule bacteria in improving soil fertility and growth attributes of leguminous plants under arid and semi arid environments .- Diversity, nitrogen fixation and biotechnology of rhizobia from arid zone plants .- Bradyrhizobia Mediated Drought Tolerance in Soybean and Mechanisms Involved .- Rhizobium in Rice Yield and Growth Enhancement .- Control strategy of plant parasitic nematodes by Rhizobium in agricultural crops .- Plant growth promoting Rhizobium (PGPR): mechanisms and biotechnological prospectives .- Identification and molecular characterization of rhizobia nodulating legumes.- Genetic Construction of Stable Rhizobial Genotypes for Improved Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation.- Hierarchical Clustering based Algorithms and other in silico Techniques for Phylogenetic Analysis of Rhizobia .- Species diversity of Rhizobia.- Biotechnological perspectives of plant- Rhizobium symbiosis.- Exopolysaccharide production in Rhizobia : Biotechnological Implications.- Cryopreservation of rhizobial strains.*

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