The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining worldwide importance.

"Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Growth Responses" describes the application of various bacteria in plant growth promotion and protection, including symbiotic, free living, rhizospheric, endophytic, methylotrophic, diazotrophic and filamentous species.

<p>Passaglia: Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of Plant-Growth Promoting Bacilli

Bacon: <i>Bacillus</i> <i>mojavensis</i>: its Endophytic Nature, the Surfactins and their Role in the Plant Response
Borris: Increasing use of Plant-Associated Bacillus Strains as Biofertilizers and Biocontrol Agents in Agriculture
Sakthivel: Antimicrobial Metabolites by Fluorescent Pseudomonads for Biocontrol Applications
Andres: Role of <i>Pseudomonas</i> <i>aurantiaca</i> in Crop Improvement
Reis: What is Expected from the Genus <i>Azospirillum</i> as Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria?- Katsy: Plasmid Plasticity in the Plant-Associated Bacteria of the Genus <i>Azospirillum</i>
Saraf: Enterobacter species: Role in Plant Growth Promotion
Doty: Nitrogen-Fixing Endophytes for Improved Plant Growth
Shimizu: Endophytic actinomycetes as Biocontrol Agents
Tsavkelova: Bacteria Associated with Roots of Greenhouse Orchids
Sa: Diversity and Beneficial Interactions among <i>Methylobacterium</i> and Plants
Strap: Actinobacteria-Plant Interactions, A boon to Agriculture
Sa: Insect Gut Bacteria: An Unexplored Niche for Plant Growth Promotion
<b>Tofazzal: </b>Biological Control of Plant Diseases by <i>Lysobacter</i> Species.</p>