Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture

ISBN-13: 9783031241802 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 458 str.

N. K. Singh; Anirudha Chattopadhyay; Eric Lichtfouse

Opis

In the context of rising adverse effects of climate change on agriculture, there is a need for advanced methods and practices to manage soils for production of food and energy. This book presents the latest advances in microbial processes that control plant growth, with focus on genomic tools, microbial interactions with the plant and soils habitats, mobilization of plant nutrients, agricultural waste management, biodegradation, bioremediation, carbon sequestration, land reclamation, plant growth promotion, suppression of plant pathogens, induced systemic resistance and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The perpetual battle of bacteria and phages

Chapter 2 Orchestration of the plant microbiome for enhanced agriculture

Chapter 3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to mitigate  biotic and abiotic stress in plants

Chapter 4 Ecology and mechanisms of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Chapter 5 Diversity and evolution of nitrogen fixing bacteria

Chapter 6 Encapsulation of biofertilizers, biopesticides and biocontrol agents

Chapter 7 Induced systematic resistance and plant immunity

Chapter 8 Microbial elicitors for priming plant defense mechanisms

Chapter 9 Microbial mitigation of abiotic stress in crops

Chapter 10 Microbial alleviation of abiotic and biotic stresses in rice

Chapter 11 Nutritional biofortification of crops by microbes

Chapter 12 Microbial rejuvenation of soils for sustainable agriculture

Chapter 13 Microbial remediation of agricultural residues

Chapter 14 The biotechnological story of microbial genes from soil to transgenic plants

Chapter 15 Microbial biosurfactants in the green agricultural technology

Chapter 16 Role of microbes in the synthesis of industrial products from lignocellulosic materials

O autorze

Dr. N.K. Singh is presently working as Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat, India. He has been involved in teaching at undergraduate and post graduate level and has a vast research experience in the field of Agricultural Microbiology. His areas of specialization are biofertilizer technology, microbial inoculants, microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, biological control, microbial characterization and microbial diversity. He has been principal investigator of a number of projects related to application of microorganisms and has published several research articles and review papers in various peer reviewed journals and edited books.