The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in the Growth of Cereals under Abiotic Stresses

Martino Schillaci, Sneha Gupta, Robert Walker, Ute Roessner

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Abstract

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known to improve plant performance
by multiple mechanisms, such as the production of beneficial hormones,
the enhancement of plant nutritional status, and the reduction of the stress-related
damage. The interaction between plants and PGPR becomes of particular interest
in environments that are characterized by suboptimal growing conditions, e.g.,
high or low temperatures, drought, soil salinity, and nutrient scarcity. The positive
role of PGPR will become even more appealing in the future, as world agriculture
is facing issues as climate change and soil degradation. This chapter aims to discuss
the main mechanisms of the interaction between PGPR and plants and will focus of
how PGPR can decrease abiotic stress damage in cereals, which are critical crops for
human diet.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRoot Biology - Growth, Physiology, and Functions
PublisherResearchGate GmbH
Pages1-21
ISBN (Print)978-1-78985-309-4
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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