Contribution of microbiology in horticulture in last 7 decades

Horticulture is one of the fields where microbiology has played a diverse role in improving the growth, yield and quality attributes of horticultural crops. Microbial horticulture activities consider indoor and outdoor production of well-established horticultural crops, such as vegetables, fruits and berries, ornamentals, and of novelcrops in both rural and urban areas popularly regarded as urban horticulture. There is an immense need for thedevelopment and optimization of novel sustainable production systems in horticulture considering resource efficiency,particularly of water, plant nutrients, growing media and energy, as well as efficient use of space.