Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management
- 1st Edition - January 27, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Satish Chandra Pandey, Veni Pande, Diksha Sati, Mukesh Samant
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 6 4 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 6 4 4 - 8
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Request a sales quoteAdvanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management provides current perspectives on the fields of agriculture, the environment and health. This important reference presents recent advancements in applied microbial technology, compiling it in a comprehensive manner and transferring applied microbial technology from laboratory conditions to field level. In 20 chapters, the book focuses on microbial interventions for all-inclusive, cost-effective environmental management tactics while also linking the cumulative microbial services involved in the up-gradation of agriculture, environment and health.
In addition, the book offers detailed information on emerging environmental issues and proposes ways of controlling their consequences using different approaches to treatment.
- Provides conceptual information and recent advances in microbial services involved in enhancing environmental sustainability
- Offers potential solutions for a variety of problems like low agricultural productivity, emission of harmful contaminants from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and disease development in plants and humans
- Contains applied, in-depth knowledge on microbial contributions as bio-inoculants, enzymatic sources and antimicrobials
Scientists in academia, research laboratories, and industry; microbiologists, medical microbiologists, environmental microbiologists, bioremediation experts and various other related areas
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Beneficial microbes for sustainable agroecosystem
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Beneficial microbes in agriculture
- 1.3 Beneficial microbes: a key element for sustainable agricultural system
- 1.4 Rhizosphere: a hot spot of beneficial microbes
- 1.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Strategies and implications of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plant interaction
- 2.3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: mechanisms of action
- 2.4 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in abiotic stress remediation
- 2.5 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in biotic stress remediation
- 2.6 Induced systemic resistance
- 2.7 Commercialization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria-based bioproducts
- 2.8 Conclusion and future prospects
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 3. Role of quorum sensing in plant–microbe interactions
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Quorum sensing in rhizobacterial community colonization
- 3.3 Quorum sensing and plant disease protection
- 3.4 Quorum sensing in nitrogen-fixing rhizobia
- 3.5 Quorum sensing in rhizosphere engineering
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Microbial services for mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Different types of stresses
- 4.3 Microbial resources for alleviation of stress in plant
- 4.4 Microbial effects on crop productivity under stress conditions
- 4.5 Agricultural application of stress-tolerant microorganisms
- 4.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Prospects of biotechnology for productive and sustainable agro-environmental growth
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture
- 5.3 Role of microorganisms in agriculture
- 5.4 Nanotechnology in agriculture
- 5.5 Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 6. Biofertilizers: a microbial-assisted strategy to improve plant growth and soil health
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 What is a biofertilizer?
- 6.3 Need for biofertilizers at higher altitudes
- 6.4 Preparation of biofertilizer: steps and standards
- 6.5 Types of bioformulations
- 6.6 Types of biofertilizers
- 6.7 Mode of biofertilizer application
- 6.8 Challenges of biofertilizer commercialization
- 6.9 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 7. Biocontrol: an efficient solution for sustainable agriculture and food production
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Biological control: types
- 7.3 Biocontrol and biofertilization with microorganisms for sustainable agriculture
- 7.4 Examples of biocontrol agents used in agriculture
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Impact of environmental pollutants on agriculture and food system
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Remediation for removal of chemical contaminants
- 8.3 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9. Hazardous waste: impact and disposal strategies
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Classification of hazardous wastes
- 9.3 Impact of hazardous waste
- 9.4 Methods for identification and monitoring of hazardous waste
- 9.5 Strategies for hazardous waste management
- 9.6 Impact of mismanagement: illegal trafficking and poor transportation facility
- 9.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10. Bioremediation of heavy metals by soil-dwelling microbes: an environment survival approach
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Sources of heavy metals
- 10.3 Consequences of heavy metal toxicity on human and plant health
- 10.4 Techniques for heavy metal removal
- 10.5 Genes involved in determining resistance against different heavy metals in bacteria
- 10.6 Factors affecting microbial remediation
- 10.7 Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 11. Omics approaches to pesticide biodegradation for sustainable environment
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Biodegradation
- 11.3 Parameters affecting biodegradation of pesticides
- 11.4 Proteomics of pesticide biodegradation
- 11.5 Molecular basis of pesticide degradation
- 11.6 Metagenomic analysis
- 11.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Microbial consortia and their application for environmental sustainability
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Microbial bioremediation of pollutants
- 12.3 Rhizospheric soil-plant-microbe interactions
- 12.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13. Recent advances in in silico approaches for removal of environmental pollutants
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 In silico approaches
- 13.3 In silico approach for toxicity analysis of pollutants
- 13.4 Molecular docking approach for bioremediation
- 13.5 Molecular dynamics simulation approach for bioremediation
- 13.6 Biodegradation pathway prediction
- 13.7 Metabolic pathway simulation of biodegradation
- 13.8 Bioremediation using proteomics
- 13.9 Bioremediation using genomics
- 13.10 Systems biology methods
- 13.11 Removal of environmental pollutants through artificial intelligence
- 13.12 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 14. Significance of nanoscale in macro-scale in various sectors such as agriculture, environment, and human health
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Nanomaterials in agriculture sector
- 14.3 Nanomaterial in environmental sector
- 14.4 Negative aspects of nanotechnology
- 14.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15. Recent advances in biofilm formation and their role in environmental protection
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Biofilm formation
- 15.3 Role of biofilms in environmental protection
- 15.4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 16. Antibiotics: action mechanism and modern challenges
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 History, classification, and mechanism of action of different antibiotics
- References
- Chapter 17. Drug resistance in pathogenic species of Candida
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Epidemiology
- 17.3 Overview of molecular mechanisms of drug resistance
- 17.4 Factors facilitating antifungal drug resistance
- 17.5 Conclusion and future prospects
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 27, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 338
- No. of pages (eBook): 338
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323916431
- eBook ISBN: 9780323916448
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Satish Chandra Pandey
Satish Chandra Pandey is a researcher whose area of expertise is microbiology, molecular parasitology and immunology specifically looking at attenuated vaccine and drug target against protozoan parasite Leishmania. He has completed his M.Sc. in Microbiology From G.B.P.U&T Pantnagar U.S Nagar India. He joined Kumaun University a couple of years ago as a Research Assistant at Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, department of Zoology Kumaun University SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), India. Currently he is pursuing Ph.D in Biotechnology and also working as a Guest Faculty at department of Zoology Kumaun University SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand). His Ph.D work is focused on the identification of drug targets and development of live attenuated vaccine against lieshmaniasis. He has published various research articles and book chapters in very high rated international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Zoology Kumaun, University SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), IndiaVP
Veni Pande
Veni Pande is a researcher whose area of specialization is microbiology, molecular biology, bioremediation, biodegradation, plant microbe interaction etc. She has completed her M.Sc. in Microbiology from Kumaun University, Nainital, India. Currently she is pursuing Ph.D. in Biotechnology from same University and also working as a Faculty member at Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand) India. Her Ph.D. work is focused on biodegradation and bioremediation of toxic industrial dyes. She has published various research articles and book chapters in reputed international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Faculty Member, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), IndiaDS
Diksha Sati
Diksha Sati is working as a Research scholar at Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, SSJ Campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), India. She has completed her M.Sc. in Zoology from the same college and is presently pursuing her doctoral studies. Her area of interest is Agricultural Microbiology, Plant growth promotion, Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), Stress tolerance, etc. She has authored various publications in peer-reviewed journals
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scholar, Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, SSJ Campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), IndiaMS
Mukesh Samant
Mukesh Samant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology’s Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory at Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora, Uttarakhand, India. He earned his PhD from the Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has more than four years of postdoctoral experience at Laval University, Quebec, Canada, and more than 20 years of research experience of Leishmania biology, microbiology, immunology, molecular parasitology, bioremediation, and rhizosphere microbiology. He has published more than 45 research papers in highly reputed international journals. He has reviewed publications for various international journals like Scientific Reports, Vaccine, Parasitology, Journal of Immunology, and Frontiers in Microbiology. He is currently working on live attenuated vaccine and drug development against various parasites and viruses and has completed two research projects in this area.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University, SSJ campus, Almora, (Uttarakhand), IndiaRead Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management on ScienceDirect