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Phytoremediation: A Synergistic Interaction Between Plants and Microbes for Removal of Unwanted Chemicals/Contaminants

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Microbes and Signaling Biomolecules Against Plant Stress

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Environmental pollution with obnoxious contaminants is detrimental to plant growth and poses health hazards to humans and other life forms. Thus, remediation of such antagonistic environment has become a key issue for environmentalists all around the world. Phytoremediation, a cooperative association between plants and microbes, is an emerging in situ cost-effective technology and provides a viable option in the treatment of such contaminated environments. Present chapter emphasizes on plant–microbes interactions during phytoremediation and how such beneficial interactions lead to improved plant growth and contamination free environment.

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One of the author (Sheel Ratna) is highly thankful to research grant F.15-6 (NOV. 2017)/2018(NET) University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India. Facilities provided by the University (BBAU) and citation of research work of all the researchers are duly acknowledged.

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Ratna, S., Rastogi, S., Kumar, R. (2021). Phytoremediation: A Synergistic Interaction Between Plants and Microbes for Removal of Unwanted Chemicals/Contaminants. In: Sharma, A. (eds) Microbes and Signaling Biomolecules Against Plant Stress. Rhizosphere Biology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7094-0_11

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