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Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Nanotechnology

  • 1st Edition - June 20, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Ajay Kumar, Amit Kishore Singh, Krishna Kumar Choudhary
  • Language: English

Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Nanotechnology explores PGPMs (actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria) and their multidime… Read more

Description

Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Nanotechnology explores PGPMs (actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria) and their multidimensional roles in agriculture, including their increasing applications in sustainable agriculture. In addition to their traditional understanding and applications in agriculture, PGPMs are increasingly known as a source of nano-particles production that are gaining significant interest in their ability to provide more economically, environmentally friendly and safe technologies to crop growers. The book considers new concepts and current developments in plant growth, thus promoting microorganisms research and evaluating its implications for sustainable productivity.

Users will find this to be an invaluable resource for researchers in applied microbial biotechnology, soil science, nano-technology of microbial strains, and industry personnel in these areas.

Key features

  • Presents basic and applied aspects of sustainable agriculture, including nano-technology in sustainable agriculture
  • Identifies molecular tools/omics approaches for enhancing plant growth promoting microorganisms
  • Discusses plant growth promoting microorganisms in bioactive compounds production, and as a source of nano-particles

Readership

Researchers in agricultural microbiology, plant pathology, and agronomy, also some crossover to global climate change, environmental sciences, Soil sciences. Secondary audiences in plant science

Table of contents

1. Plant growth promoting microorganisms in sustainable agriculture2. Microbes as a novel source of secondary metabolite products of industrial significance3. Molecular techniques of beneficial microbial community analysis: Omics approach for enhancing PGPR attributes4. Role of microbially synthesized nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture and environmental management5. Sustainable agriculture and benefits of organic farming6. Plant growth promoting microorganisms in abiotic stress management8. The application of nanotechnology on bacteria: An emerging technology for sustainable agriculture9. Fungi as a source of bioactive compounds and nanoparticles and their beneficial effect on plants10. Actinomycetes role in bioactive and nano-particle synthesis11. Cyanobacteria as a source of nanao-particles and their implication12. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles and their applications in agriculture13. Trichoderma mediated biocontrol and growth promotion in plants: An endophytic approach

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 20, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editors

AK

Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar is currently an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. He previously served as a Visiting Scientist at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel (2018–2022), and completed his doctoral research at the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, focusing on plant–microbe interactions. Dr. Kumar’s research expertise spans plant–microbe interactions, microbial biocontrol, postharvest fruit disease management, microbial endophytes of medicinal plants, and cyanobacteria–pesticide interactions. He is a prolific author in leading international journals and is also actively engaged in academic editing with major publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar currently serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and BMC Microbiology, a Guest Editor for Microorganisms and Plants (MDPI), and a Series Editor for Plant and Soil Microbiome (Elsevier).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

AS

Amit Kishore Singh

Dr. Amit Kishore Singh, obtained his doctoral degree in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, then after gained post-doc experience from Agricultural Research Organization, Israel. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor (Botany Department) in Kamla Nehru P. G. College, Raebareli, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Botany Department,Kamla Nehru P. G. College, Raebareli, India

KC

Krishna Kumar Choudhary

Dr. Krishna Kumar Choudhary is Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. After completing his Ph.D. in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, Dr. Choudhary has worked as Visiting Scientist, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organisation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel. Potential of his research is evidenced by the high quality publications in some of the best journals of Botany, Environmental and Agricultural sciences such as Environmental and Experimental Botany, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Sciences, Photochemistry and Photobiology etc. along with book chapters. He has received awards for best presentation at both national and international conferences. He is also Review Editor (Environmental Toxicology) of Frontiers in Environmental Science.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Central University of Punjab, India

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