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About the Series Editor; About the Editor; 1: Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans: A Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans; 1.3 Growth Promotion of Cereals Inoculated with G. azotocaptans DS1; 1.3.1 Corn; 1.3.2 Wheat; 1.4 Growth Promotion of Vegetables Inoculated with G. azotocaptans DS1; 1.4.1 Sweet Pepper; 1.4.2 Cucumber; 1.4.3 Tomato; 1.4.4 Radish; 1.5 Use of G. azotocaptans DS1 as Inoculum for Potato Plants in Tissue Culture; 1.6 Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans DS1 as Plant Growth Promoter; 1.7 Conclusions; References
2: Modifying the Rhizosphere of Agricultural Crops to Improve Yield and Sustainability: Azospirillum as a Model Rhizotroph2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Concept of Soil Health; 2.3 The Rhizosphere; 2.4 Using Microbes to Attain Higher Benefits in Sustainable Agriculture; 2.4.1 Beneficial Microbial Modes of Action on Plants; 2.4.2 Microbial Inoculants as Components in Current Agronomical Practices; 2.4.2.1 Phytostimulators; 2.4.2.2 Biofertilizers; 2.4.2.3 Biological Control Agents; 2.5 Azospirillum as a Model Rhizotroph; 2.6 Outlook and Conclusion; References
3: Pseudomonadaceae: From Biocontrol to Plant Growth Promotion3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Pseudomonadaceae; 3.1.2 Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.1.3 Genomics and Genome Plasticity; 3.2 Rhizosphere Competence of Plant-Beneficial Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.2.1 Interactions Between Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. and Their Host; 3.2.1.1 Rhizoplane Colonization by Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp.; 3.2.1.2 Antibiotic Production; 3.3 Fluorescent Pseudomonad Mechanisms Leading to Plant Growth Promotion; 3.3.1 Direct Plant Growth Promotion; 3.3.1.1 Indole-3-Acetic Acid
3.3.1.2 Cytokinins3.3.1.3 Gibberellins; 3.3.1.4 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate (ACC) Deaminase; 3.3.1.5 Phosphate Solubilizing Pseudomonas spp.; 3.3.1.6 Siderophores; 3.3.1.7 Pyrroloquinoline Quinone; 3.3.2 Plant-Beneficial Fluorescent Pseudomonads in Biocontrol; 3.3.2.1 Plant-Pathogens and Systems Controlled by Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.3.2.2 Mechanisms Involved in Disease Suppression; 3.3.2.2.1 Competition; 3.3.2.2.2 Induced Resistance; 3.3.2.2.3 Antibiosis; 3.3.2.2.4 Phenazines; 3.3.3 Regulation of Biocontrol Mechanisms; 3.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives
2: Modifying the Rhizosphere of Agricultural Crops to Improve Yield and Sustainability: Azospirillum as a Model Rhizotroph2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Concept of Soil Health; 2.3 The Rhizosphere; 2.4 Using Microbes to Attain Higher Benefits in Sustainable Agriculture; 2.4.1 Beneficial Microbial Modes of Action on Plants; 2.4.2 Microbial Inoculants as Components in Current Agronomical Practices; 2.4.2.1 Phytostimulators; 2.4.2.2 Biofertilizers; 2.4.2.3 Biological Control Agents; 2.5 Azospirillum as a Model Rhizotroph; 2.6 Outlook and Conclusion; References
3: Pseudomonadaceae: From Biocontrol to Plant Growth Promotion3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Pseudomonadaceae; 3.1.2 Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.1.3 Genomics and Genome Plasticity; 3.2 Rhizosphere Competence of Plant-Beneficial Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.2.1 Interactions Between Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. and Their Host; 3.2.1.1 Rhizoplane Colonization by Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp.; 3.2.1.2 Antibiotic Production; 3.3 Fluorescent Pseudomonad Mechanisms Leading to Plant Growth Promotion; 3.3.1 Direct Plant Growth Promotion; 3.3.1.1 Indole-3-Acetic Acid
3.3.1.2 Cytokinins3.3.1.3 Gibberellins; 3.3.1.4 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate (ACC) Deaminase; 3.3.1.5 Phosphate Solubilizing Pseudomonas spp.; 3.3.1.6 Siderophores; 3.3.1.7 Pyrroloquinoline Quinone; 3.3.2 Plant-Beneficial Fluorescent Pseudomonads in Biocontrol; 3.3.2.1 Plant-Pathogens and Systems Controlled by Fluorescent Pseudomonads; 3.3.2.2 Mechanisms Involved in Disease Suppression; 3.3.2.2.1 Competition; 3.3.2.2.2 Induced Resistance; 3.3.2.2.3 Antibiosis; 3.3.2.2.4 Phenazines; 3.3.3 Regulation of Biocontrol Mechanisms; 3.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives