Microbial Strategies For Vegetable Production

Author : Almas Zaidi,Mohammad Saghir Khan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319544014

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Microbial Strategies for Vegetable Production by Almas Zaidi,Mohammad Saghir Khan Pdf

​This book provides a comprehensive information on basic and applied concepts of microbesial strategies adopted for the improvement of vegetables grown in various production systems. The beneficial role of soil microbes including plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), nitrogen fixers, and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in the improvement of vegetables grown both in normal and contaminated soils is discussed. The role of PGPR in tomato production is dealt separately. The impact of heavy metals on different vegetables and abatement of metal toxicity following metal tolerant PGPR and their consequential impact on vegetables grown in metal polluted soil is discussed. Moreover, recent advances in the management of vegetable diseases employing PGPR are addressed. This volume is therefore of special interest to both academics, professionals and practitioners working in the field of vegetable farming/horticulture, microbiology and plant protection sciences.

Author : Mohammad Saghir Khan,Almas Zaidi,Javed Musarrat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642019791

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Microbial Strategies for Crop Improvement by Mohammad Saghir Khan,Almas Zaidi,Javed Musarrat Pdf

With an ever-increasing human population, the demand placed upon the agriculture sector to supply more food is one of the greatest challenges for the agrarian community. In order to meet this challenge, environmentally unfriendly agroch- icals have played a key role in the green revolution and are even today commonly recommended to circumvent nutrient de?ciencies of the soils. The use of ag- chemicals is, though, a major factor for improvement of plant production; it causes a profound deteriorating effect on soil health (soil fertility) and in turn negatively affects the productivity and sustainability of crops. Concern over disturbance to the microbial diversity and consequently soil fertility (as these microbes are involved in biogeochemical processes), as well as economic constraints, have prompted fun- mental and applied research to look for new agro-biotechnologies that can ensure competitive yields by providing suf?ciently not only essential nutrients to the plants but also help to protect the health of soils by mitigating the toxic effects of certain pollutants. In this regard, the role of naturally abundant yet functionally fully unexplored microorganisms such as biofertilizers assume a special signi?cance in the context of supplementing plant nutrients, cost and environmental impact under both conventional practices and derelict environments. Therefore, current devel- ments in sustainability involve a rational exploitation of soil microbial communities and the use of inexpensive, though less bio-available, sources of plant nutrients, which may be made available to plants by microbially-mediated processes.

Author : Suraja Kumar Nayak,Bighneswar Baliyarsingh,Ashutosh Singh,Ilaria Mannazzu,Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811696824

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Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology by Suraja Kumar Nayak,Bighneswar Baliyarsingh,Ashutosh Singh,Ilaria Mannazzu,Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra Pdf

This book is developed in a lucid manner for readers to grasp information about the role and potential of microbes in sustainable agriculture & computational strategies associated with it. Present volume focuses on advancements of microbial research in increasing agricultural productivity and sustainability viz. plant growth promotion by rhizobacterial biostimulants, endophytes, actinobacteria, arbuscularmycorrhizal fungi and biocontrol. Present day research is focused on role of soil microbe’s in agriculture, diazotropic & azotobacterial N2 fixation, PGPR etc. However, there is dearth of information on bioremediation of agrochemicals, biocontrol etc. This book is a compilation of research advances in both the aspect from eminent experts around the globe. In addition, in-silico mediated understandings of plant pathology, use of artificial neural networks in phytopathogen prediction, computational approaches in enhancing secondary metabolites production will be beneficial to professionals and academicians for sustainable agriculture. This volume will be very helpful for the students, teachers, professionals, and scientists concerned in agricultural production, food security, soil microbiology, agricultural biotechnology, and computational techniques.

Author : Neha Srivastava,Manish Srivastava,P. K. Mishra,Vijai Kumar Gupta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811571909

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Microbial Strategies for Techno-economic Biofuel Production by Neha Srivastava,Manish Srivastava,P. K. Mishra,Vijai Kumar Gupta Pdf

Biofuels are one of the most sustainable options when it comes to renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels. Biotechnological processes, such as microbial fermentation, are used to produce energy from waste biomass by converting organic substrates into biofuels. This book discusses practices to improve and enrich various microbial communities in order to enhance sustainable and economical biofuel production. It also evaluates various strategies to develop potential microorganisms and microbial consortia to produce highly efficient biofuels at a relatively low cost.

Author : Durgesh K. Jaiswal,Jay Prakash Verma,Tarun Belwal,Arthur Prudêncio De Araujo Pereira,Avinash Bapurao Ade
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832529560

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Microbial Co-cultures: A New Era of Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering by Durgesh K. Jaiswal,Jay Prakash Verma,Tarun Belwal,Arthur Prudêncio De Araujo Pereira,Avinash Bapurao Ade Pdf

Author : Naveen Kumar Arora,Brahim Bouizgarne
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811648434

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Microbial BioTechnology for Sustainable Agriculture Volume 1 by Naveen Kumar Arora,Brahim Bouizgarne Pdf

This volume explains the recent findings on the mutualistic plant–microbe interactions and how they can be utilized for sustainable agriculture practices including land reclamation. The book covers mainly plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) including both the symbiotic bacteria and fungi and their role in mobilization of nutrients, providing protection to the crops from phytopathogens and abiotic stresses. PGPMs play important roles in survival and health of the plant. These useful microorganisms provide plants with nutrients, protect them from pathogens and help them combat abiotic stresses. It is important that these mutualistic interactions between plant and soil microbes are well understood so as to develop reliable products in the form of biostimulants and biopesticides, as well as managing biotic and abiotic stresses in crops. Apart from enhancing crop productivity plant–microbe interactions can also perform activities such as reclamation of degraded lands, degradation of pollutants and remediation of saline or marginal lands. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, plant scientists and microbiologists. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, microbiology, biotechnology, ecology, soil science and environmental sciences.

Author : Malik, Junaid Ahmad
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781799870647

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Handbook of Research on Microbial Remediation and Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Soil by Malik, Junaid Ahmad Pdf

The introduction of contaminants, due to rapid urbanization and anthropogenic activities into the environment, causes distress to the physio-chemical systems including living organisms, which possibly is threatening the dynamics of nature as well as the soil biology by producing certain xenobiotics. Hence, there is an immediate global demand for the diminution of such contaminants and xenobiotics that can otherwise adversely affect the living organisms. Some toxic xenobiotics include synthetic organochlorides such as PAHs and some fractions of crude oil and coal. Over time, microbial remediation processes have been accelerated to produce better, more eco-friendly, and more biodegradable solutions for complete dissemination of these xenobiotic compounds. The advancements in microbiology and biotechnology led to the launch of microbial biotechnology as a separate area of research and contributed dramatically to the development of areas like agriculture, environment, biopharmaceutics, fermented foods, and more. The Handbook of Research on Microbial Remediation and Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Soil provides a detailed comprehensive account for microbial treatment technologies, bioremediation strategies, biotechnology, and the important microbial species involved in remediation. The chapters focus on recent developments in microbial biotechnology in the areas of agriculture and environment and the physiology, biochemistry, and the mechanisms of remediation along with a future outlook. This book is ideal for scientists, biologists, academicians, students, and researchers in the fields of life sciences, microbiology, environmental science, environmental engineering, biotechnology, agriculture, and health sciences.

Author : Jay Shankar Singh,DP Singh
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444642813

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New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering by Jay Shankar Singh,DP Singh Pdf

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbial Biotechnology in Agro-environmental Sustainability describes, in detail, the various roles of microbial resources in the management of crop diseases and how microbes can be used as a source of income for biomass and bioenergy production. In addition, the book covers microbial inoculants as bio-fertilizers to enhance crop productivity, along with degraded land restoration. Users will find the latest information in the field of microbial biotechnology and its further applications in bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, its generation as an alternative source of energy, restoration degraded and marginal lands, the mitigation of global warming gases, and more. Describes microbial biotechnology and its applications in sustainable agriculture Provides information on the use of a variety of microbes for crop production Outlines microbe-based separation techniques for the removal of metal contaminants from soil Describes the role of microbial agents in the generation of alternative sources of energy Includes microbial tools and technologies for the restoration of degraded and marginal lands, the mitigation of global warming gases, and the bioremediation of polluted sites

Author : Ajay Kumar,Samir Droby
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323859202

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Microbial Management of Plant Stresses by Ajay Kumar,Samir Droby Pdf

Microbial Management of Plant Stresses: Current Trends, Application and Challenges explores plant microbiota including isolated microbial communities that have been used to study the functional capacities, ecological structure and dynamics of the plant-microbe interaction with focus on agricultural crops. Presenting multiple examples and evidence of the potential genetic flexibility of microbial systems to counteract the climate induced stresses associated with their host as a part of indigenous system, this book presents strategies and approaches for improvement of microbiome. As climate changes have altered the global carbon cycling and ecological dynamics, the regular and periodic occurrences of severe salinity, drought, and heat stresses across the different regimes of the agro-ecological zones have put additional constraints on agricultural ecosystem to produce efficient foods and other derived products for rapidly growing world population through low cost and sustainable technology. Furthermore chemical amendments, agricultural inputs and other innovative technologies although may have fast results with fruitful effects for enhancing crop productivity but also have other ecological drawbacks and environmental issues and offer limited use opportunities. Microbial formulations and/or microbial consortia deploying two or multiple partners have been frequently used for mitigation of various stresses, however, field success is often variable and improvement Smart, knowledge-driven selection of microorganisms is needed as well as the use of suitable delivery approaches and formulations. Microbial Management of Plant Stresses: Current Trends, Application and Challenges presents the functional potential of plant microbiota to address current challenges in crop production addressing this urgent need to bring microbial innovations into practice. Demonstrates microbial ecosystems as an indigenous system for improving plant growth, health and stress resilience Covers all the novel aspects of microbial regulatory mechanism. Key challenges associated with microbial delivery and successful establishment for plant growth promotion and stress avoidance Explores plant microbiome and the modulation of plant defense and ecological dynamics under stressed environment

Author : Ravindra Soni,Deep Chandra Suyal,Ajar Nath Yadav,Reeta Goel
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323915960

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Trends of Applied Microbiology for Sustainable Economy by Ravindra Soni,Deep Chandra Suyal,Ajar Nath Yadav,Reeta Goel Pdf

Trends of Applied Microbiology for a Sustainable Economy discusses the role of modern tools and next-generation technologies in applied microbial research, including recent trends and innovation in global biofertilizers. Agriculture has seen dramatic changes since the time of its inception. Starting with the domestication of wild plants to small-scale traditional farming and then large-scale, chemical-intensive agriculture. It is at a crossroads once again, putting a huge amount of pressure on available natural resources like soil, water and biodiversity which is bound to increase with the ever-growing human population. This book helps readers understand the challenges associated with these demographic changes. Redefines the relationship between microorganisms and agricultural sustainability in view of the latest technologies and advancements Documents recent microbiological advancements in agricultural research and discusses challenges and opportunities in the biofertilizers market Identifies challenges and opportunities for scaling up biofertilizers technology Discusses recent trends and innovations in the biotechnology market and economy

Author : Ajar Nath Yadav,Joginder Singh,Chhatarpal Singh,Neelam Yadav
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811569494

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Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture by Ajar Nath Yadav,Joginder Singh,Chhatarpal Singh,Neelam Yadav Pdf

Microbial biotechnology is an emerging field with applications in a broad range of sectors involving food security, human nutrition, plant protection and overall basic research in the agricultural sciences. The environment has been sustaining the burden of mankind from time immemorial, and our indiscriminate use of its resources has led to the degradation of the climate, loss of soil fertility, and the need for sustainable strategies. The major focus in the coming decades will be on achieving a green and clean environment by utilizing soil and plant-associated beneficial microbial communities. Plant-microbe interactions include the association of microbes with plant systems: epiphytic, endophytic and rhizospheric. The microbes associated with plant ecosystems play an important role in plant growth, development, and soil health. Moreover, soil and plant microbiomes help to promote plant growth, either directly or indirectly by means of plant growth-promoting mechanisms, e.g. the release of plant growth regulators; solubilization of phosphorus, potassium and zinc; biological nitrogen fixation; or by producing siderophores, ammonia, HCN and other secondary metabolites. These beneficial microbial communities represent a novel and promising solution for agro-environmental sustainability by providing biofertilizers, bioprotectants, and biostimulants, in addition to mitigating various types of abiotic stress in plants. This book focuses on plant-microbe interactions; the biodiversity of soil and plant microbiomes; and their role in plant growth and soil health. Accordingly, it will be immensely useful to readers working in the biological sciences, especially microbiologists, biochemists and microbial biotechnologists.

Author : Prabhat Kumar Srivastava,Vijay Pratap Singh,Anita Singh,Durgesh K. Tripathi,Samiksha Singh,Sheo Mohan Prasad,Devendra Kumar Chauhan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119432197

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Pesticides in Crop Production by Prabhat Kumar Srivastava,Vijay Pratap Singh,Anita Singh,Durgesh K. Tripathi,Samiksha Singh,Sheo Mohan Prasad,Devendra Kumar Chauhan Pdf

A guide to the diversity of pesticides used in modern agricultural practices, and the relevant social and environmental issues Pesticides in Crop Production offers an important resource that explores pesticide action in plants; pesticide metabolism in soil microbes, plants and animals; bioaccumulation of pesticides and sensitiveness of microbiome towards pesticides. The authors explore pesticide risk assessment, the development of pesticide resistance in pests, microbial remediation of pesticide intoxicated legumes and pesticide toxicity amelioration in plants by plant hormones. The authors include information on eco-friendly pest management. They review the impact of pesticides on soil microorganism, crops and other plants along with the impact on other organisms like aquatic fauna and terrestrial animals including human beings. The book also contains an analysis of pesticide by GC-MS/MS (Gas Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry) a reliable method for the quantification and confirmation of multiclass pesticide residues. This important book: Offers a comprehensive guide to the use of the diversity of pesticides and the pertinent social and environmental issues Explores the impact of pesticides from morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical perspectives Shows how pesticides affects soil microorganisms, crops and other plants along with the impact on other organisms like aquatic fauna and animals Critically examines whether chemical pesticides are boon or bane and whether they can be replaced by environmental friendly pesticides Written for students, researchers and professionals in agriculture, botany, entomology and biotechnology, Pesticides in Crop Production examines the effects of chemical pesticides and the feasibility of using bio-pesticides.

Author : Vellaichamy Mageshwaran,Udai B. Singh,Anil K. Saxena,Harikesh Bahadur Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789819981953

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Applications of Bacillus and Bacillus Derived Genera in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Beyond by Vellaichamy Mageshwaran,Udai B. Singh,Anil K. Saxena,Harikesh Bahadur Singh Pdf

This edited volume provides a comprehensive view of the recent developments on Bacillus and their application in agriculture and allied sectors in a global scenario. Research articles sharing a consolidated state-of-the-art development in this area are solicited for this book. This book is a complete package covering all spheres of diversity and taxonomy, nutrient supplementation, biotic and abiotic stress management, biofilm and endophytic colonization, commercialization and regulatory mechanisms, etc. Descriptions of cutting-edge techniques and novel approaches on Bacillus research is also covered. A part of the book concentrates on the biotic and abiotic stress management in several important crops. It contains 11 contributory chapters from eminent experts in the field of life sciences specially microbiology, plant pathology and biotechnology working on different aspects of Bacilli and their application in agriculture and allied sectors. This book is useful for Graduate, Post-graduate students, research scholars, and post doctorate scholars of plant science, plant microbiology, soil microbiology and plant pathology discipline researchers, academicians, industrialists, policy makers.

Author : Gowhar Hamid Dar,Rouf Ahmad Bhat,Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031329678

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Microbiomes for the Management of Agricultural Sustainability by Gowhar Hamid Dar,Rouf Ahmad Bhat,Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood Pdf

This volume discusses innovative advancements in soil and crop microbiome technology and methods to support agricultural sustainability and reduce soil degradation. As climate change impacts agricultural productivity and soil health in impacted regions throughout the world, potential alternatives to find balance between soil health and crop yield are increasingly needed. Therefore, this book provides a timely, global perspective with a collection of expert authors to address how microbiomes can be used to achieve agricultural sustainability in threatened and degraded areas, while also covering related matters including soil health, pest management, waste disposal, environmental contamination, biofertilizer production, composting, and microbial engineering. The book is meant to serve as a reference for agriculturalists, environmentalists, graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professors of sustainability and agricultural management.

Author : Kamel A Abd-Elsalam,Heba I. Mohamed
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323952521

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Bacterial Secondary Metabolites by Kamel A Abd-Elsalam,Heba I. Mohamed Pdf

Bacterial Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the structure, properties, and biotechnological applications of bacterial metabolites and their upcoming industrial, pharmaceutical, antimicrobial, and anticancer applications. Chapters cover topics such as the use of lactic acid bacteria as an antifungal and antibacterial agent, bacterial siderophores structure and potential applications, and the role of cyanobacteria metabolites in disease management, among others. Plant and agri-food environmental scientists and researchers, graduate and post-graduate students in related fields will benefit from this reference book which is published as part of the series Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection. Explores how research might lead to the production of new bio-based commercial solutions to tackle global agricultural and human diseases Contains extensive information to understand the intricate processes of cryptic genes and their relationship to the synthesis of bioactive chemicals Provides in-depth insights into microbial biotechnology, namely secondary metabolites