Dedication Preface Contributors Ecology of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.- Induced systemic resistance as a mechanism of disease suppression by rhizobacteria.- Biosynthesis of antibiotics by PGPR and its relation in biocontrol of plant diseases.- PGPR: Prospective biocontrol agents of plant pathogens.- Bacterial biofertilizers.- Role of cytokinins in plant growth promotion by rhizosphere bacteria.- Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: Potential green alternative for plant productivity.- Visualization of interactions of microbial biocontrol agents and phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici on tomato roots.- A proteomics perspective on biocontrol and plant defense mechanism.- Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria formulations and its scope in commercialization for the management of pests and diseases.- Biocontrol of plant diseases by genetically modified microorganisms: current status and future prospects