
Biofertilizers
Volume 1: Advances in Bio-inoculants
- 1st Edition - March 24, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Amitava Rakshit, Vijay Singh Meena, Manoj Parihar, H.B. Singh, A.K. Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 6 6 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 0 3 0 - 5
Biofertilizers, Volume One: Advances in Bio-inoculants provides state-of-the-art descriptions of various approaches, techniques and basic fundamentals of BI used in crop fertil… Read more

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Request a sales quote- Informs researchers on how to develop innovative products and technologies that increase crop yields and quality while decreasing agricultural carbon footprints
- Focuses on production, protocols and developments in the processing of bio-inoculants, bio-stimulants and bio-fertilizers
- Summarizes the biologically active compounds and examines current research areas
Researchers focused on soil microbiology, soil and agricultural sustainability, biotechnology and agronomy, as well as plant protection sciences
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Section A: General concepts, production technology and properties
- Chapter 1: Microbial biofertilizer: Types, applications, and current challenges for sustainable agricultural production
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Classification and action mechanism of microbial biofertilizers
- 1.3: Application domain
- 1.4: Biofertilizer inoculation methodology
- 1.5: Quality control of biofertilizer
- 1.6: Challenges in the use of biofertilizers
- 1.7: Conclusions and way forward
- Chapter 2: Biofertilizer production systems: Industrial insights
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction to biofertilizer production
- 2.2: Classification of biofertilizer production systems
- 2.3: Accelerants and additives for biofertilizer production
- 2.4: Anaerobic co-digestion for biofertilizer production
- 2.5: Anaerobic digesters/plants for biofertilizer production
- 2.6: Management of digestates and biofertilizers
- 2.7: Lifecycle assessments and circular economy approach
- 2.8: Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Production technology, properties, and quality management
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Production technology
- 3.3: Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Genomics and functional traits required for the successful use of biofertilizers
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Production/improved availability of plant nutrients
- 4.3: Disease suppression leading to improved plant growth
- 4.4: Conclusions
- 4.5: Future prospects
- Chapter 5: Phosphorus biofertilizer from microalgae
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Potential of microalgae for recovery of P
- 5.3: The mechanisms of luxury uptake and intracellular storing of P by microalgae
- 5.4: Technological foundation for production of microalgae-based biofertilizers
- 5.5: Application of microalgae-based biofertilizers and soil health
- 5.6: Concluding remarks
- Chapter 6: Zn-solubilizing microorganism: A novel perspective for sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Role of zinc nutrition in plants
- 6.3: Availability and status of zinc in soils
- 6.4: Microbial-mediated strategies to improve Zn availability
- 6.5: Zinc-solubilizing bacteria
- 6.6: Action mechanism of Zn-solubilizing bacteria
- 6.7: Role of ZSB in combination with Zn and other amendments
- 6.8: Role of bacterial inoculants in zinc availability
- 6.9: Mass multiplication of microbes
- 6.10: Medium composition
- 6.11: Carriers for development of formulations
- 6.12: Conclusion and future outlook
- Chapter 7: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers: Current trends, challenges, and future prospects
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Biofertilizers: A promising alternative of chemical fertilizers
- 7.3: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a biofertilizer
- 7.4: AMF biofertilizers: Issues and challenges
- 7.5: Future directions of AMF biofertilizer
- 7.6: Concluding remarks
- Chapter 8: Significance of keratinophiles in biofertilizer development from keratinous waste: Upcoming perspective
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Keratinophilic fungi
- 8.3: Feather waste for proteins and amino acids
- 8.4: Feather compost
- 8.5: Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Potential of microbial inoculants for organic waste decomposition and decontamination
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Microbial inoculants
- 9.3: Different types of organic waste
- 9.4: Decontamination of organic waste
- 9.5: Conclusion
- Chapter 10: Quality control and regulations of biofertilizers: Current scenario and future prospects
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 10.1: Biofertilizers: A brief introduction
- 10.2: Quality control
- 10.3: Constraints in biofertilizer production
- 10.4: Legal framework
- 10.5: Prospects
- Chapter 11: Bacillus spp.: A bio-inoculant factory for plant growth promotion and immune enhancement
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Bacillus as a biofertilizer
- 11.3: Role of bacterial biofertilizer in enhancing plant growth
- 11.4: Plant defense enhancement via bacterial bio-inoculant
- Section B: Mechanisms and applications
- Chapter 12: Biofertilizers: Mechanisms and application
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Types of biofertilizers
- 12.3: Advantages of biofertilizers over the synthetic fertilizers
- 12.4: Carrier vs liquid biofertilizers
- 12.5: Mode of actions of biofertilizers
- 12.6: Importance of biofertilizers
- 12.7: Application of biofertilizers
- 12.8: Conclusion
- Chapter 13: Microbial-based inoculants in sustainable agriculture: Current perspectives and future prospects
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Fundamentals of microbial inoculants use in agriculture
- 13.3: Important functional groups and plant growth promotion aspects of microbial inoculants
- 13.4: Microbial inoculants-based mechanisms of plant growth promotion
- 13.5: Current challenges and recent advances in microbial inoculants research and their applications
- 13.6: Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 14: Application of biofertilizers: Current worldwide status
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Biofertilizer application and types
- 14.3: Precautions and environmental limitations for biofertilizer application
- 14.4: Biofertilizer market
- 14.5: Conclusions and perspectives
- Chapter 15: Status of biofertilizer research, commercialization, and practical applications: A global perspective
- Abstract
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: What are biofertilizers?
- 15.3: The global status of biofertilizer research
- 15.4: The global commercialization and practical applications of biofertilizers
- 15.5: Constraints facing global biofertilizer research, commercialization, and practical application
- 15.6: Future prospects concerning global biofertilizer research, commercialization, and practical applications
- 15.7: Conclusions
- Section C: Relevance in organic agriculture: Across the agro ecologies and crop species
- Chapter 16: Biofertilizers’ functionality in organic agriculture entrenching sustainability and ecological protection
- Abstract
- Conflict of interest statement
- 16.1: Introduction
- 16.2: Microbial consortia-driven sustainable organic agriculture
- 16.3: Biofertilizers and environmental protection
- 16.4: Biofertilizers and bioremediation
- 16.5: Biofertilizers: Stipulations
- 16.6: Conclusion and future perspectives of biofertilizers
- Chapter 17: PGPM as a potential bioinoculant for enhancing crop productivity under sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 17.1: Introduction
- 17.2: Plant growth-promoting microbes
- 17.3: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
- 17.4: Plant growth-promoting fungi
- 17.5: Role of PGPM in sustainable agriculture
- 17.6: Enhancing soil fertility and health
- 17.7: Biological control of phytopathogens
- 17.8: Yield and nutritional quality
- 17.9: Rhizoremediation
- 17.10: Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 18: PGPR formulations and application in the management of pulse crop health
- Abstract
- 18.1: Introduction
- 18.2: Matrixes used for the formulation and their working mechanism
- 18.3: Different types of formulations
- 18.4: PGPR used in pulse crops and their mechanisms of action
- 18.5: Mechanisms employed by PGPR
- 18.6: Conclusion
- Chapter 19: Biofertilizers: “An ace in the hole” in medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 19.1: Introduction
- 19.2: Medicinal and aromatic plants
- 19.3: Organic vs inorganic cultivation
- 19.4: Biofertilizers in MAPs
- 19.5: Role of biofertilizers in abiotic stress tolerance
- 19.6: Role of biofertilizers in biotic stress tolerance
- 19.7: Effect of biofertilizer application on secondary metabolite production of MAPs
- 19.8: Conclusion
- Chapter 20: Application of microorganisms in forest plant
- Abstract
- 20.1: Introduction
- 20.2: Types of microorganisms applied in forest plant
- 20.3: Actions in natural environments
- 20.4: Conclusion
- Chapter 21: Emerging threat of potassium mining in Indian soils: Harnessing the potential of low-grade mica minerals through microbial intervention
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 21.1: Introduction
- 21.2: Potassium dynamics in soil
- 21.3: Crop removal and K mining in Indian soil
- 21.4: Potassium status in Indian soil
- 21.5: Potassium-bearing minerals as a source of K
- 21.6: Low grade as a source of K
- 21.7: Bio-activation silicate mineral
- 21.8: Plant growth and nutrition through bio-activation of mica
- 21.9: Conclusions and future prospects
- Chapter 22: Halophilic microbial bioformulations for bioremediation of salt-affected soils
- Abstract
- 22.1: Introduction
- 22.2: Salt-affected soils
- 22.3: Effect of salt stress on crop production
- 22.4: Halophilic microbes and their diversity
- 22.5: Reclamation and management of salt-affected soils
- 22.6: Halophilic microbes to mitigate salt stress in plants
- 22.7: Halophilic microbes for bioremediation of salt-affected soils
- 22.8: Plant growth enhancers in reducing salt-induced risks
- 22.9: Isolation and characterization of rhizospheric halophilic microbes
- 22.10: Halophilic endophytic bacteria
- 22.11: Development of liquid bioformulations for sustainable crop production under salt stress
- 22.12: Multilocation application of halophilic bioformulations
- 22.13: Halophilic microbial formulations enabling amelioration of sodic soils
- 22.14: Economics of bioformulation use
- 22.15: Scope: Present status and future development
- 22.16: Conclusion
- Chapter 23: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and their role as bio-inoculants for sustainable agriculture under stressful environments
- Abstract
- Conflict of interest
- 23.1: Introduction
- 23.2: Plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
- 23.3: PGPR as biofertilizers
- 23.4: Role of PGPR in sustainable agriculture
- 23.5: Mechanism of action of PGPR
- 23.6: Direct mechanisms
- 23.7: Indirect mechanisms
- 23.8: Conclusion
- Chapter 24: Reaction mechanisms in the production of biomethane and biofertilizers from organic waste
- Abstract
- Section D: Next generation novel biofertilizer
- Chapter 25: Microbial bioformulations: Revisiting role in sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- 25.1: Challenges to agricultural sustainability
- 25.2: Need for biofertilizers
- 25.3: Exploitation of biofertilizers in Indian agriculture
- 25.4: Conventional biofertilizers
- 25.5: Factors influencing survival of microbes in inoculants
- 25.6: Types of inoculants
- 25.7: Constraints in biofertilizers promotion
- 25.8: Smart bioformulations
- 25.9: Techniques for inoculation
- 25.10: Technical aspects during formulation
- 25.11: Conclusion
- 25.12: Future prospects
- Chapter 26: Bionanofertilizer: A new invention for global farming
- Abstract
- 26.1: Introduction
- 26.2: Bionanofertilizer preparation
- 26.3: Characterization of bionanofertilizers
- 26.4: Application of bionanofertilizer
- 26.5: Doses of bionanofertilizer
- 26.6: Effect of bionanofertilizers
- 26.7: Soil health assessment
- 26.8: Safety assessment of bionanofertilizers
- 26.9: Conclusions
- Chapter 27: Nano-biofertilizers: Synthesis, advantages, and applications
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 27.1: Introduction
- 27.2: Nano-fertilizers
- 27.3: Nano-biofertilizers
- 27.4: Nano-fertilizers applications safety issues
- 27.5: Conclusion
- Chapter 28: Advances in microorganisms-based biofertilizers: Major mechanisms and applications
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 28.1: Introduction
- 28.2: Plant growth-promoting bacteria
- 28.3: Microbial inoculation for plant growth promotion
- 28.4: Fungi as a biofertilizer and biocontrol agent
- 28.5: Microalgae as biofertilizers
- 28.6: Future perspectives
- 28.7: Conclusion
- Section E: Marketing and constraints of biofertilizers
- Chapter 29: Present scenario of bio-fertilizer production and marketing around the globe
- Abstract
- 29.1: Green revolution
- 29.2: Environmental and soil health impact
- 29.3: Bio-fertilizers
- 29.4: Bio-fertilizer production, application, and their beneficial effects in sustainable agriculture
- 29.5: Limitations of bio-fertilizer application acceptance by the farmers
- 29.6: Constraints in bio-fertilizer production technology
- 29.7: Commercialization and registration of bio-fertilizer in the World
- 29.8: Bio-fertilizer commercialization and regulatory issues in India
- 29.9: Registration and regulation for microbial consortia
- 29.10: Bio-fertilizer market around the globe
- 29.11: Bio-fertilizer market in India
- 29.12: Future perspectives for improvement of production, quality, and application of bio-fertilizers
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 24, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- No. of pages: 440
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128216675
- eBook ISBN: 9780128230305
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Amitava Rakshit
VM
Vijay Singh Meena
Dr. Vijay Singh Meena has made remarkable contributions in the field of agricultural research, aligning his efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Particularly, his work focuses on evaluating and promoting climate-resilient technologies for diverse cropping systems, directly contributing to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
His expertise lies in optimizing input usage, fostering carbon-neutral farming practices, and enhancing productivity and profitability in agriculture, which are integral to achieving SDG 2 by ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Furthermore, his initiatives in evaluating climate-resilient technologies align with SDG 13 by addressing climate change impacts and promoting adaptation measures in agriculture.
Dr. Meena's academic background in Soil Science and Cropping System Management, coupled with his extensive research experience, has equipped him with a profound understanding of cropping systems. His expertise in input optimization, quantitative cropping systems analysis, and soil health management has significantly contributed to improving livelihoods in South Asia, thus supporting SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 2.
Furthermore, Dr. Meena has been recognized for his scientific excellence, receiving prestigious awards such as the INSA Young Scientist Award and the IASWC Budding Scientist Award, which further highlights his contributions towards achieving the SDGs. In summary, Dr. Vijay Singh Meena's outstanding achievements, leadership abilities, and commitment to agricultural innovation directly contribute to advancing the SDGs, particularly SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), and make him a valuable asset in promoting climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems.
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Manoj Parihar
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H.B. Singh
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