Rhizobacteria for Reducing Heavy Metal Stress in Plant and Soil

Abstract

The intensity of pollution expansion is increasing day by day of which heavy metal pollution has taken the center stage of discussion since the last few decades. Heavy metals have direct detrimental effect on our ecosystem in general and on the agroecosystem in particular, thereby proving to be hazardous for plants, animals, and microbes. One of the most common, low-cost, and eco-friendly strategies that can be employed to counter this problem effectively is through bioremediation. However among several types of bioremediation, microbial bio-remediation with the use of rhizobacteria is best suited for alleviating heavy metal stresses in the agroecosystem.