Abstract:Microbes play diverse roles in agriculture. They are present in soil, in or on plant parts, and are also found associated with livestock. Soil microbes regulate biogeochemical cycles and cycling of organic matter and nutrients. They secrete compounds that promote growth of the plants by direct or indirect pathways. Many microbes possess catabolic genes that can degrade pesticides. Microbes also work against phytopathogens by inducing resistance in plants, hyperparasitism, antibiosis, competing for nutrients or… Show more
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