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Significance of Microbial Agents in Augmentation of Plant Health

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The role of soil microorganisms in establishment of plants is well known. However, it appears that their potential under field conditions is yet to be realized consistently. The main constraint for their ineffectiveness is establishment of introduced microbial populations in soil system, which in native microflora act antagonistically with the introduced ones. Further, use of biofertilizers is limited owing to the factors of reduced shelf life in storage conditions, inconsistent growth responses caused by abiotic stress factors such as higher temperatures during storage, drought, water stagnation in field conditions, etc. An alternative to this could be the development of consortial formulations with beneficial microorganisms having different physiological capabilities to sustain their activity in wide range of field conditions. Entrapment into natural polymers such as alginate and their introduction to soil has been evaluated, and the results have revealed that they protect entrapped organisms from native soil microflora and further enable them to interact synergistically, thus allowing them to finally develop to a stable microbial community in rhizosphere. This could enable them to have higher chances of establishing in soil and cause desirable effect on plant.

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Lakshmipathi, R.N., Subramanyam, B., Narotham Prasad, B.D. (2019). Significance of Microbial Agents in Augmentation of Plant Health. In: Ansari, R., Mahmood, I. (eds) Plant Health Under Biotic Stress. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6040-4_12

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