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Microbial Diversity and Their Role in Plant and Soil Health Under Stress Conditions

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Microbial diversity is an important component of ecosystem. Intellectual strategy and careful selection of microbes are the key steps in developing innovative technologies for effective exploitation of microorganisms to solve sustainably environmental and economic issues and improvement in the quality of life without compromising yields. Appreciativeness of these factors might be one way to change the public perception towards microorganisms by showing that the sustainable use of microbial diversity has positive ecological and economic value. This review encapsulates the several microbial applications such as biofertilizers, biopesticides, and bioherbicides to solve the major agricultural issues in the form of crop productivity and soil and plant health. Furthermore, the review emphasizes on pivotal microbial activities that lead to neutralize the harmful impacts of toxic and hazardous chemical substances in eco-friendly manner. Microbial technology therefore not only could be an efficient and vital tool for treating waste water and industrial wastes but can also play an imperative and significant role in cycling of dead organic matter and thereby can form useful products in the form of compost which has potential significance with regard to sustainable environment.

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Dar, Z.A. et al. (2019). Microbial Diversity and Their Role in Plant and Soil Health Under Stress Conditions. In: Kumar, M., Muthusamy, A., Kumar, V., Bhalla-Sarin, N. (eds) In vitro Plant Breeding towards Novel Agronomic Traits. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9824-8_9

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