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Rhizosphere Microbes Interactions in Medicinal Plants

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Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal Plants

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 42))

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used extensively in complementary medicines for disease prevention and treatments. The demand for these medicines has been increasing in recent times. Many studies have shown that medicinal plants are interacting with diverse rhizosphere microorganisms such as both free-living and symbiotic microbes. Inoculation with microbes may enhance the growth of medicinal plants, nutrient uptake and the content of medicinal compounds. However, the diversity, function and applications of microbes to medicinal plants have received little attention so far. Studying rhizosphere microbiology in medicinal plants provides a better understanding of the role microbes played for the improvement of plant growth and active compound accumulation. The diversity of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of medicinal plants and their effect on the plant growth and quality and quantity of medicinal compounds are reviewed.

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Solaiman, Z.M., Anawar, H.M. (2015). Rhizosphere Microbes Interactions in Medicinal Plants. In: Egamberdieva, D., Shrivastava, S., Varma, A. (eds) Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal Plants. Soil Biology, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13401-7_2

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