Exploiting plant–microbe partnerships to improve biomass production and remediation

Although many plant-associated bacteria have beneficial effects on their host, their importance during plant growth and development is still underestimated. A better understanding of their plant growth-promoting mechanisms could be exploited for sustainable growth of food and feed crops, biomass for...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2009-10, Vol.27 (10), p.591-598
Main Authors: Weyens, Nele, van der Lelie, Daniel, Taghavi, Safiyh, Newman, Lee, Vangronsveld, Jaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
09 BIOMASS FUELS
Agrochemicals
Alternative energy sources
BACTERIA
Bacteria - metabolism
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Biodiesel fuels
BIOFUELS
Biological and medical sciences
BIOMASS
Biotechnology
CAPACITY
Contaminants
crop yield
CROPS
EFFICIENCY
Energy crops
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Flowers & plants
FOOD
FOOD CHAINS
Forage crops
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Internal Medicine
literature reviews
Nitrogen
Phytoremediation
Plant Development
PLANT GROWTH
plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
plants
Plants - microbiology
polluted soils
PRODUCTION
soil pollution
symbiosis
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Summary:Although many plant-associated bacteria have beneficial effects on their host, their importance during plant growth and development is still underestimated. A better understanding of their plant growth-promoting mechanisms could be exploited for sustainable growth of food and feed crops, biomass for biofuel production and feedstocks for industrial processes. Such plant growth-promoting mechanisms might facilitate higher production of energy crops in a more sustainable manner, even on marginal land, and thus contribute to avoiding conflicts between food and energy production. Furthermore, because many bacteria show a natural capacity to cope with contaminants, they could be exploited to improve the efficiency of phytoremediation or to protect the food chain by reducing levels of agrochemicals in food crops.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.07.006