Main description:

Antifungal Metabolites of Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture focuses on plant health in agro-ecosystems of various economically important cash and food crops with a concern to promote sustainable agriculture. They have emerged as a key organic tool for enhancing yields. In a natural environment the interactions between plants and phytopathogenic fungi are complex and survival requires a development of resistance to plant diseases. Diversity of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) diversity depends on the nature of root exudates and soil conditions that affect their interaction with host plants. Novel strategies, such as, applying bioactive natural products against the pathogenic fungus are required to control disease sustainably. Various classes of secondary metabolites including lipopeptides, macrolides, alkaloids, terpenoids and phenolics from microorganisms and plants strongly suppress fungal growth and can also be effective in controlling plant diseases both in vitro and in vivo. The modes of actions of some potential antifungal secondary metabolites against pathogenic fungus are also discussed.

Eco-friendly fungal species and their metabolites are excellent agents used for regulating various fungal and bacterial phytopathogens and may have tremendous potential for other applications, and play a key role in enhancing plant tolerance to stress.

Antifungal Metabolites of Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture also covers bovine-based formulations used for sustainable production and nutritional security through horticultural crops, thereby addressing the problems associated with malnutrition and under-nutrition encountered by small and marginal farmers, as well as by families facing resource constraints. These techniques can also improve breathable air, drinkable water, and consumable foods. This book addresses the need to mitigate the health problems of people via organic crop production and to improve the socio-economic status of farmers (especially in developing countries), and to revitalize agricultural sustainability.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Potential of Streptomyces and its Secondary Metabolites for Biocontrol of Fungal Plant PathogensChapter 2. Antifungal Secondary Metabolites against Blast Fungus - Magnaporthe oryzaeChapter 3. Utilization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) Against PhytopathogensChapter 4. PGPR in Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic ProductionChapter 5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria As Antifungal Antibiotics ProducersChapter 6. Biofungicidal Properties of Rhizobacteria for Plant Growth Promotion and Plant Disease ResistanceChapter 7. Antifungal Compounds of Plant Growth Promoting Bacillus speciesChapter 8. Bioactive Biomolecules from Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)Chapter 9. Metabolomic Profiling of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Biological Control of PhytopathogensChapter 10. Hydrolytic enzymes from PGPR against Plant Fungal PathogensChapter 11. Induction of Hydrolytic Enzymes: A Criterion for Biological Control Candidates Against Fungal PathogenChapter 12. Pseudomonas as Biocontrol Agent for Fungal Disease Management in Rice CropChapter 13. Interaction of Mycorrhizal Fungi with Rhizospheric Microbes and their Mode of ActionChapter 14. The Potential of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as Biological Tools in Enhancing Agricultural SustainabilityChapter 15. Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Food SecurityChapter 16. Plant-Microbe-Insect Interactions: Concepts and Applications for Agricultural SustainabilityChapter 17. Exploring the Crucial Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Plant Secondary Metabolite Production and Diabetes management