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Bacterial Volatiles: Potential Applications in Plant Growth and Health

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Volatiles and Food Security

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Microorganisms including bacteria produce several kinds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In the last decade, an increasing research confirmed the role of VOCs as environmental friendly and potential growth inducers. These volatile compounds can help in mitigating dependence on synthetic chemicals and recombinant DNA technology. Recent experiments carried out under field conditions successfully established the role of bacterial volatiles in increasing food production. However, the information on the contribution of bacterial volatiles in plant growth and development is scattered. In this chapter, we have discussed the role of volatile organic compounds in microbe-microbe and microbe-plant interactions. Effect of VOCs as inducers for enhancing crop productivity is reviewed. Problems associated with field applications are also highlighted.

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  1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Devendra K.. Choudhary

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, CBSH, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, US Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

    Anil K. Sharma

  3. Ministry of Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi, India

    Prachi Agarwal

  4. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ajit Varma

  5. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Narendra Tuteja

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Altaf, M.M., Khan, M.S.A., Ahmad, I. (2017). Bacterial Volatiles: Potential Applications in Plant Growth and Health. In: Choudhary, D., Sharma, A., Agarwal, P., Varma, A., Tuteja, N. (eds) Volatiles and Food Security. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5553-9_10

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