Table of contents : CONTENTS......Page 5 ABOUT THE EDITOR......Page 15 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 17 Foreword......Page 21 Preface......Page 23 Acknowledgments......Page 25 Potential and Possible Uses of Bacterial and Fungal Biofertilizers......Page 27 Evaluation of the Functional Group of Microorganisms As Bioindicators on the Rhizosphere Microcosm......Page 55 Tripartite Relationship of Rhizobium,AMF, and Host in Growth Promotion......Page 77 Biological Fertilizers for Sustainable Rice Production......Page 115 Mycorrhiza Helper Bacteria:Their Ecological Impact in Mycorrhizal Symbiosis......Page 143 Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria As Biofertilizers and Biopesticides......Page 163 Sustainable Agriculture and the Rhizobial Legumes Symbiosis......Page 209 Wild-Legume Rhizobia: Biodiversity and Potential As Biofertilizer......Page 229 Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizaein Organic Farming Systems......Page 249 Role of Mycorrhizae in Forestry......Page 267 Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Osmotic Stress Alleviationin Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants......Page 297 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation in Nursery Practice......Page 315 Interaction Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Root Pathogens......Page 351 Production of Seedlings Inoculated with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungiand Their Performance After Outplanting......Page 379 Status of Endomycorrhizal (AMF) Biofertilizerin the Global Market......Page 421 Role of Cyanobacteria As Biofertilizers:Potentials and Limitations......Page 443 Cyanobacterial Biofertilizers for Rice:Present Status and Future Prospects......Page 459 A Comparative Study on Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacteria in South American and European Rice Fields......Page 485 Pirijormospora indica As a New and Emerging Mycofertilizer and Biotizen Potentials and Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture......Page 503 Matsutake: A Natural Biofertilizer?......Page 523 Index......Page 569