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: Stress Management" covers the major aspects on PGPR in amelioration of both abiotic and biotic stresses. PGPR mediated in priming of plant defense reactions, nutrient availability and management in saline and cold environment, hormonal signaling, ACC deaminase and its role in ethylene regulation under harsh conditions are suitably described.

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Priming of Plant Defences by PGPR against Fungal and Bacterial Plant Foliar Pathogens.- The Management of Soil Quality and Plant Productivity in Stressed Environment with Rhizobacteria.- Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as Alleviators for Soil Degradation.- Microbial Products and Soil Stresses.- Interactions Between Legumes and Rhizobia Under Stress Conditions.- Cold tolerant PGPRs as Bioinoculants for Stress Management.- Hormonal Signaling by PGPR Improves Plant Health Under Stress Conditions.- Microbial ACC-Deaminase Biotechnology: Perspectives and Applications in Stress Agriculture.- Rhizobacterial ACC deaminase in Plant Growth and Stress Amelioration.- Bacterial Mediated Alleviation of Abiotic Stress in Crops.- Rhizobacteria mediated induced systemic tolerance in plants: prospects for abiotic stress management.- PGPR For Protection of Plant Health Under Saline Conditions.- PGPR as Inoculants in Management of Lands Contaminated With Trace Elements.- The Use of ACC Deaminase to Increase the Tolerance of Plants to Various Phytopathogens.- Nutrient Availability and Management in the Rhizosphere by microorganisms.