Microbial Activity in the Rhizoshere

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mukerji, K. G. (Editor), Manoharachary, C. (Editor), Singh, Jagjit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Soil Biology, 7
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant pathology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Soil Science & Conservation.

The rhizosphere is a very complex environment in which the effects of the plant on soil microorganisms and the effects of the microorganisms on the plant are interacting and are interdependent. Plant root exudates and breakdownproducts attract microbes and feed them and, in turn, the plants often be...