Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60 Microbial Processes in Agriculture

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.

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.

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.