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 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.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1040203
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-90608-2009-JA; TRBIDM; R&D Project: BO-131; 09-005; KP1102010; TRN: US201210%%386
- Journal Information:
- Trends in Biotechnology, Vol. 27, Issue 10; ISSN 0167-7799
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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