creators_name: Bosco, Marco
creators_name: Baruffa, Elisa
creators_name: Picard, Christine
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-10
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:37
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic breeding should select for plant genotypes able to efficiently exploit indigenous Probiotic Rhizobacteria

ispublished: pub
subjects: 7plantbreed
subjects: 2soilbiol
subjects: 8planthealth
full_text_status: restricted
abstract: In order to rapidly achieve crop varieties adapted to organic crop production systems, it is of crucial importance to know plant genotype potential for positive interactions with soil indigenous microflora. In this frame, European research efforts are now considering beneficial non-symbiotic (probiotic) rhizobacteria as an essential factor for sustainable plant breeding. Published findings are beginning to elucidate how probiotic rhizobacteria contribute to plant nutrient assimilation and disease resistance. Future efforts for crop breeding in organic agriculture should take into the right account the capacity of plants to efficiently exploit indigenous probiotic rhizobacteria in low-input cultural conditions.
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Bosco, Prof Marco; Baruffa, Miss Elisa and Picard, Dr Christine (2006) Organic breeding should select for plant genotypes able to efficiently exploit indigenous Probiotic Rhizobacteria. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7316/1/Bosco_et_al_word.doc