Relationship Between Microbes and the Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume 1
Microbial Products for Sustainable Ecosystem Services
- 1st Edition - May 20, 2022
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jastin Samuel, Ajay Kumar, Joginder Singh Panwar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 3 8 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 0 5 6 - 9
Relationship Between Microbes and Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume One: Microbial Products for Sustainable Ecosystem Services promotes advances in sustainab… Read more
Relationship Between Microbes and Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume One: Microbial Products for Sustainable Ecosystem Services promotes advances in sustainable solutions, value-added products, and fundamental research in microbes and the environment. Topics include advanced and recent discoveries in the use of microbes for sustainable development. Users will find reference information ranging from the description of various microbial applications for sustainability in different aspects of food, energy, the environment and social development. Volume One includes the direct and indirect role of bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, viruses, mycoplasma and protozoans in the development of products contributing towards sustainable.
The book provides a holistic approach to the most recent advances in the application of various microbes as a biotechnological tool for a vast range of sustainable applications, modern practices, exploring futuristic strategies to harness its full potential.
- Covers the latest developments, recent applications and future research avenues in microbial biotechnology for sustainable development
- Includes expressive tables and figures with concise information about sustainable ecosystem services
- Provides a wide variety of applications and modern practices of harnessing the potential of microbes in the environment
Scientists, experts and industrial professionals working in the field of microbe-based products
1. Microbial food products: A sustainable solution to alleviate hunger
2. Role of soil microbiome in transformation and reclamation of soil
3. Microorganisms as biocontrol agents for sustainable agriculture
4. Relationship between probiotics and living beings for sustainable life on land
5. Microbial adaptation to climate change and its impact on sustainable development
6. Earthworm Microbial Interaction for sustainable soil ecosystem and Crop productivity
7. Avenues of Sustainable Pollutant Bioremediation Using Microbial Biofilms
8. Endophytic bacteria in a biocontrol perspective
9. Microbiome stimulants and their applications in crop plants
10. Microbes: A sustainable tool for healthy and climate smart agriculture
11. Microbes as biocontrol agent: From crop protection till food security
12. Composting process: Fundamental and molecular aspects
13. Lichenized fungi, a primary bioindicator/ biomonitor for bio-mitigation of excessive ambient air nitrogen deposition worldwide
14. Molecular markers and genomics assisted breeding for improving crop plants
15. Nanoherbicides: a sustainable option for Field Applications
16. Coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB): A viable method for removing pesticides from contaminated sites
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 20, 2022
- Language: English
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Jastin Samuel
Dr. Jastin Samuel (PhD) is working as Assistant Professor leading waste valorization research lab at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He has more than a decade experience in R&D. He has been an active part of DST, EU-DBT, and CSIR-funded projects. He was awarded the prestigious CSIR-SRF fellowship in Engineering (ENG42) in 2013. Along with his team, he has developed lab-scale mine wastewater treatment system for opencast mines at Orissa, India; established ETP tertiary treatment facility for two industries (sugar industry and distillery industry) with reuse and business proposition in Andhra Pradesh, India, that is, approved by CPCB; established a water treatment facility at Pondicherry in PPP mode with the State Government. He is presently working on pathway assessment and mitigation of Micro and Nano-plastics. He has been a member of review boards of various journals and conferences in India and abroad.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology, and leads the Waste Valorization Research Lab, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, IndiaAK
Ajay Kumar
Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 175 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 32 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of plant-microbe Interactions, microbial biocontrol, Postharvest management of fruits, microbial endophytes related to medicinal plants and cyanobacteria-pesticides interactions.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaJP
Joginder Singh Panwar
Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor at the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University and also as a Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University on a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, the Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and the European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology; Journal of Cleaner Production; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Pedosphere; Soil and Sediment Contamination; Symbiosis; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Annals of Agricultural Sciences; and Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Nagaland, IndiaRead Relationship Between Microbes and the Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume 1 on ScienceDirect