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PGPR for Protection of Plant Health Under Saline Conditions

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The economy of many countries relies on agriculture. Salinity is one of the major constraints that limit crop productivity, particularly in arid and semiarid regions. The development of salt-tolerant crops is not an easy and economical approach for sustainable agriculture, whereas microbial inoculation to alleviate salt tolerance is a better option because it minimizes production costs and environmental hazards. The aim of the present review is to point out the status of salinization and constraints related with it, and to draw the focus on future research strategies for the development of better inoculants in saline-affected regions, particularly in context to the developing countries.

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Thanks are due to Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, and Council of Science and Technology, Lucknow, India. Authors are grateful to Vice Chancellor, BBA University, Lucknow, India for their support.

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    Naveen K. Arora & Sakshi Tewari

  2. Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology, CSJM University, Kanpur, 208024, India

    Sachin Singh & Nand Lal

  3. Department of Life Science, CSJM University, Kanpur, 208024, India

    Sachin Singh & Nand Lal

  4. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, 249404, Uttarakhand, India

    Dinesh K. Maheshwari

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Arora, N.K., Tewari, S., Singh, S., Lal, N., Maheshwari, D.K. (2012). PGPR for Protection of Plant Health Under Saline Conditions. In: Maheshwari, D. (eds) Bacteria in Agrobiology: Stress Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23465-1_12

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