Application of microbial products for enhancing the nutritional quality of agricultural produce

Abstract

Frequently, altering environmental conditions threaten the agricultural productivity and nutritional quality of the produce. Nutritional requirements of human beings are totally dependent on agriculture. Pressure of increasing population on limited agricultural land to produce nutritionally improved agricultural produce is major concern. Copious strategies were suggested to enhance the nutrient quality of agriculture after the harvesting, but very few strategies were developed and applied in situ. The part of PGPR, AMF, and other endophytic microorganisms in enhancing agricultural productivity is well known. Our current knowledge regarding mechanism of microorganisms in enhancing nutrient quality is still in infancy. This chapter characteristically highlights the involvement of microbes in nutritional enhancement of crops produced and focuses on the probable strategies for nutritional improvement in agricultural produce.