Bacterial Endophytes - Applications in Nematode and Disease Management

Endophytic microorganisms that can grow in the intercellular spaces of higher plants are recognized as one of the most chemically promising groups of microorganisms in plant protection.Endophytes offer a wide range of benefits to plants such as growth promotion reducing disease severity inducing plant defense mechanisms producing anti-herbivore products biologically fixing nitrogen , and increasing plant mineral uptake.This book describes the effective use of Bacillus subtilis as a valuable candidate in the context of biological control.