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Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions

Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Ben Lugtenberg

    1. Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Leiden University Sylvius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  • Unique book summarising the basics of the broad area of plant-microbe interactions in an easily understandable way
  • A volume which enables teachers to broaden their scope considerably and easily using the contents prepared by experts
  • A volume imperative for professionals in agriculture, horticulture, the seed industry, microbial product industry and the food industry working on plant-microbe interactions
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Control of Plant Diseases and Pests using Beneficial Microbes

    1. Microbial Control of Phytopathogenic Nematodes

      • Xiaowei Huang, Keqin Zhang, Zefen Yu, Guohong Li
      Pages 155-164

    2. Microbial Control of Root-Pathogenic Fungi and Oomycetes

      • Linda Thomashow, Peter A. H. M. Bakker
      Pages 165-173

    3. Control of Insect Pests by Entomopathogenic Nematodes

      • Vladimír Půža
      Pages 175-183

    4. Bacillus thuringiensis-Based Products for Insect Pest Control

      • Ruud A. de Maagd
      Pages 185-192

    5. Post Harvest Control

      • Emilio Montesinos, Jesús Francés, Esther Badosa, Anna Bonaterra
      Pages 193-202

  2. Plant Growth Promotion by Microbes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. The Nitrogen Cycle

      • Martine A. R. Kox, Mike S. M. Jetten
      Pages 205-214

    3. Biological Nitrogen Fixation

      • Frans J. de Bruijn
      Pages 215-224

    4. Phosphate Mobilisation by Soil Microorganisms

      • José-Miguel Barea, Alan E. Richardson
      Pages 225-234

    5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: The Lives of Beneficial Fungi and Their Plant Hosts

      • Paola Bonfante, Alessandro Desirò
      Pages 235-245

    6. Plant Hormones Produced by Microbes

      • Stijn Spaepen
      Pages 247-256

    7. Stress Control and ACC Deaminase

      • Bernard R. Glick
      Pages 257-264

    8. Plant-Microbe Interactions and Water Management in Arid and Saline Soils

      • Daniele Daffonchio, Heribert Hirt, Gabriele Berg
      Pages 265-276

    9. Rhizoremediation

      • Sofie Thijs, Jaco Vangronsveld
      Pages 277-286

  3. Important Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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    2. Microbial Communities in the Rhizosphere Analyzed by Cultivation-Independent DNA-Based Methods

      • Susanne Schreiter, Namis Eltlbany, Kornelia Smalla
      Pages 289-298

    3. Visualization of Plant-Microbe Interactions

      • Massimiliano Cardinale, Gabriele Berg
      Pages 299-306

  4. Products for Plant Growth-promotion and Disease Suppression

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307
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    2. Commercialisation of Microbes: Present Situation and Future Prospects

      • Willem J. Ravensberg
      Pages 309-317

    3. Commercialization of Microbes: Manufacturing, Inoculation, Best Practice for Objective Field Testing, and Registration

      • Faina Kamilova, Yaacov Okon, Sandra de Weert, Katja Hora
      Pages 319-327
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Keywords

About this book

The use of microbial plant protection products is growing and their importance will strongly increase due to political and public pressure. World population is growing and the amount of food needed by 2050 will be double of what is produced now whereas the area of agricultural land is decreasing. We must increase crop yield in a sustainable way. Chemical plant growth promoters must be replaced by microbiological products. Also here, the use of microbial products is growing and their importance will strongly increase. A growing area of agricultural land is salinated. Global warming will increase this process. Plants growth is inhibited by salt or even made impossible and farmers tend to disuse the most salinated lands. Microbes have been very successfully used to alleviate salt stress of plants. Chemical pollution of land can make plant growth difficult and crops grown are often polluted and not suitable for consumption. Microbes have been used to degrade these chemical pollutants.

Reviews

“The book helps in exploring the diverse microbial partners, its importance’s and mechanisms of the actions for proper understanding of the topic. … we enjoyed reading this book as the editor tried to cover almost all fundamental and applied aspects of the plant-microbe interactions. As a final word, the book can be described as a book for all.” (Rama K. Dubey, Vishal Tripathi and P. C. Abhilash, Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 6, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Leiden University Sylvius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Ben Lugtenberg

About the editor

Prof. Lugtenberg is well-known expert in his field (beneficial bacteria which kill plant-pathogenic fungi or promote plant growth), appreciated for publication record and editing job, with a significant network. Used to play several important roles within the community, e.g. President of the International Society of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions

  • Book Subtitle: Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture

  • Editors: Ben Lugtenberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08575-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08574-6Published: 16 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38185-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08575-3Published: 04 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 448

  • Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Ecology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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