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Endophytic microorganisms that can grow in the intercellular spaces of higher plants are recognized as one of the most chemically promising groups of microorganisms in plant protection.Endophytes offer a wide range of benefits to plants such as growth promotion reducing disease severity inducing plant defense mechanisms producing anti-herbivore products biologically fixing nitrogen , and increasing plant mineral uptake.This book describes the effective use of Bacillus subtilis as a valuable candidate in the context of biological control.

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Kavitha GovindasamyDr.P.G.Kavitha,born in 1977 was awardedPh.D(2014)in Nematology from TamilNaduAgricultural University,Coimbatore,India. Sheobtained her M.S(Nematology)in 2007 fromUniversity of Florida, Gainesville,USA. Her majorarea of research is biological control of plantparasitic nematodes and resistance breeding.

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