Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Microbial World for Sustainable Development
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Microbes and the Sustainable Development Goals
1.2.1 No Poverty, Economic Growth and Industrial Innovation
1.2.2 Good Health Wellbeing, Clean Water and Sanitation
1.2.3 No Hunger
1.2.4 Education
1.2.5 Affordable Clean Energy
1.2.6 Reduced Inequality
1.2.7 Sustainable Cities and Communities
1.2.8 Global Climate
1.2.9 Life Below Water
1.2.10 Life on Land
1.2.11 Peace and Justice

1.2.12 Global Partnership for Development
1.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Insights into the Rhizospheric Microbes and Their Application for Sustainable Agriculture
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rhizosphere Microbes: Role in Plant Health and Growth Promotion
2.3 Plant-Microbe Interactions
2.3.1 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
2.3.2 Mycorrhizae
2.3.3 Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes
2.3.4 Endophytes
2.4 Effect of Rhizosphere Microbes on Root Development
2.5 Impact of Rhizosphere Microbes on Host Immune System

2.6 Mechanisms Involved in Plant-Microbe Interactions
2.6.1 Siderophore Production
2.6.2 Quorum Sensing
2.6.3 Volatile Organic Compounds
2.6.4 Plant-Mediated Signaling
2.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Different Biofertilizers and Their Application for Sustainable Development
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Types of Biofertilizers
3.2.1 Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
3.2.1.1 Rhizobium
3.2.1.1.1 Rhizobial Strain Selection for Inoculant Development
3.2.1.2 Azotobacter
3.2.1.3 Azospirillum
3.2.1.3.1 Characterization of Azospirillum Strain

3.2.1.3.2 Crop Response to Azospirillum Inoculation
3.2.1.4 Gluconoacetobacter diazotrophicus
3.2.1.5 Blue-Green Algae and Azolla
3.2.1.5.1 Production of Algae for Field Application
3.2.1.5.2 Method of Algae in Field Application
3.2.1.5.3 Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis
3.2.1.5.4 On the Large-Scale Production of Azolla
3.2.1.6 Phosphate-Solubilizing and Phosphate-Mobilizing Microbes
3.2.1.6.1 Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms (PSM)
3.2.1.6.2 Phosphate Mobilizing Microbes: Mycorrhizae
3.3 Conclusion
References

Chapter 4: Microbial Mediated Natural Farming for Sustainable Environment
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Effect of Heavy Metals on Different Crops
4.3 Soil Health in Non-organic and Organic Farming Sites
4.4 Role of Microbes in Treatment of Soil Polluted with Xenobiotics
4.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Rhizosphere Manipulations for Sustainable Plant Growth Promotion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
5.3 The Rhizosphere Microbiome
5.4 The Rhizosphere Microbiome-Mysterious Members?