Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management

ISBN-13: 9781774635094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 396 str.

Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Devarajan Thangadurai; Saher Islam

Opis

This new volume, Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management, reviews the multifaceted interactions among microbes, ecosystems, and their pivotal role in maintaining a more balanced environment, in order to help facilitate living organisms coexisting with the natural environment.

Spis treści

1. Mycorrhiza: A Potential Bio-Enhancer in Agriculture Production Systems  2. Plant Growth Promoting Microbiome Networks  3. Plant Growth-Promoting Endophytic Bacteria and Their Potential Benefits in Asian Countries  4. Eccentricity in the Behavior of Pencillium Spp. as Phytopathogen and Phytoaugmentor  5. Environmental Management of E-Waste by Biological Process  6. Microbial Degradation of Wastes for Environmental Protection  7. Soil Microbial Biofilm Communities and Their Interactions  8. Bacteriological Removal of Azo Dyes: An Eco-Friendly Approach  9. Impact of Soil-Plant Microbe Interaction in Metal-Contaminated Soils  10. Radiation-Resistant Thermophiles: From High Temperature and Radiation to Engineered Bioremediation  11. Dynamic Potential of Indigenous and Effective Microbes in Wastewater Treatment Processes  12. Earthworms and Microbes in Environmental Management through Vermitechnology-Mediated Organic Farming

O autorze

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Central University of Kerala at Kasaragod, South India. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She served as a Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and as an UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India, with funding from the University Grants Commission.

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at Karnatak University in South India and Editor-in-Chief of two international journals: Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering and Acta Biologica Indica. He has authored or edited over twenty books and has also visited many countries for academic visits, scientific meetings, and international collaborations.

Saher Islam, MPhil, is an International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) Scholar at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; a PhD candidate in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; and a Higher Education Commission Scholar of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.