Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems
Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification
Published on 26. March 2024
386 pages
978-0-443-18447-5 (ISBN)
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Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems: Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification describes the application of competent microbes in plant growth promotion, nutrient management and recycling from molecular perspectives. Understanding of molecular mechanism of Microbial diversity in association with plant roots is very imperative for plant health and ecosystem equilibrium.
- Covers fundamental mechanisms, molecular approaches and function aspects of microbial technology
- Describes innovative approaches to the management, development and advancement of agro-ecosystem green technologies
- Highlights improving soil biological health, microbial biomass, soil fertility and plant productivity
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Vivek Kumar | Shazia Iram
Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems
Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification
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1. A guide for the analysis of plant microbial communities through high-throughput sequencing methods2. Design and application of microbial biofertilizers3. Bioprospecting of microbial bioactive molecules for the management of biotic and abiotic stress4. Upscaling plant defense system through the application of plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)5. Trichoderma as ecofriendly tools for sustainable agriculture management: Improving plant health, crop productivity and soil fertility6. Microbes in plant health, disease, and abiotic stress management7. Review on plant-microbe interactions, applications and future aspects8. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A green approach to manage soil-borne fungal pathogens and plant growth promotion9. Cell wall degradation: Microbial enzymes in service of sustainable agriculture10. Microbial remediation applications in mitigating soil pollution11. Sustainable eco-remediation achieved via plant-microbe interactions12. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms: Ecology and use in sustainable agricultural systems13. Linking plant growth promoting arbuscular mycorrhiza with sulfonate desulfurizing bacteria14. The role of microbes in biofortification for a sustainable nutrient management and agricultural crop productivity: Current trends and imminent challenges15. Metagenomics: A approach for understanding microbe-microbe and plant-microbiome interactions16. Dynamics of plant growth promoting fungi in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance of leguminous crops
