In: Biology
How could the current and expanding knowledge of PGP bacteria, be exploited to set up ‘designer’ microbiomes to enhance plant growth and productivity? Name one challenge to setting up such a system?
PGPs are plant growth promoting bacteria and it has been current research topic to increase the production by using almost natural methods.PGPs enhance plant growth and protect them from abiotic stresses as well. And those that are closely associated with plants such as endophytes are more successful in plant growth promotion. Important bacterial characteristics such as nitogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, ACC deaminase activity and production of phytohormones are assesed by PGP. endophytes are most common bacteria which is known to increase plant production and can be isolated from the plant without having a negative effect on plant. thus this bacteria help as PGPs and provide massive production.
one challenge to set up such system is that in long run can cause serious damage to environment. and it is a continuous process to find out beneficial bacteria and strain them and use it in cultivation hence little tedious.
but all over this process requires less chemical fertilizers which is a good move as it fulfills all the requirements needed by the plant to produce.