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Rhizobium Biology and Biotechnology pp 105–134Cite as

Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobium: Mechanisms and Biotechnological Prospective

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Rhizobia are soil and root nodule bacteria associated symbiotically with legume plants. They are classified into various genera, including Rhizobium (fast growing), Bradyrhizobium (slow growing), Mesorhizobium, and Sinorhizobium. Biological nitrogen fixation by diazotrophic microorganisms is considered to be one of major mechanisms by which plants benefit from the association of its microbial partners. Symbiotic rhizobia usually received carbon fixed by the plant and in turn the plant gets nitrogen fixed by the rhizobia. Thus, the molecular aspect of infection and colonization of plant roots by rhizobia and fixation of nitrogen by bacteroid inside root nodules nowadays receives special attention as plant growth-promoting rhizospheric bacteria. Biotechnological innovations in modern agriculture have increasingly focused on the use of microbial products as alternatives to chemical inoculants, which can lead to green and sustainable agriculture.

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Patil, A., Kale, A., Ajane, G., Sheikh, R., Patil, S. (2017). Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobium: Mechanisms and Biotechnological Prospective. In: Hansen, A., Choudhary, D., Agrawal, P., Varma, A. (eds) Rhizobium Biology and Biotechnology. Soil Biology, vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64982-5_7

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