Rhizosphere biology is approaching a century of investigations wherein Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria have attracted special attention for their ability to enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability. This book explores recent developments and global issues in biopesticide research, including extended case studies.

Contributions by: P.C. Abhilash, Betina Cecilia Agaras, Gautam Anand, Laith K. Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Fabiola Padilla Arizmendi, Fatima Berenice Salazar-Badillo, Mansi Bakshi, E.J. Bedmar, Adrien Biessy, Virendra S. Bisaria, Kartikay Bisen, Marieta Marin Bruzos, Jesús Salvador López-Bucio, Jose López-Bucio, Randy Ortiz-Castro, Jorge Armando Mauricio-Castillo, Vasvi Chaudhry, Niladri Chaudhry, Manoj Kumar Chitara, Pooja Choudhary, Manish Kumar Dubey, Pradeep Kumar Dubey, Rama Kant Dubey, Sheikh Adil Edirisi, Martin Filion, Elisabetta Franchi, Deepika Goyal, Natalia Cripps-Guazzone, Robert Hill, Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa, Angela Cristina Ikeda, María Fernanda Nieto-Jacobo, Madhu Kamle, Diwakar Kandula, Chetan Keswani, Gagan Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Punam Kumari, Richard Daniel Lally, Robert Lawry, Guillermo Nogueira-López, Anupam Maharshi, Shrikant S. Mantri, Rafael Jorge Leon Marcillo, Dmitri V. Mavrodi