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Puneet Singh Chauhan, Nikita Bisht, Renuka Agarwal - Microbial Interventions in Soil, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Microbial Interventions in Soil

Enhancing Nutrient Management for Sustainable Agriculture

Av Puneet Singh Chauhan, Nikita Bisht, Renuka Agarwal

Del i serien Biostimulants and Protective Biochemical Agents

2020 kr

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Microbial Interventions in Soil, in the Biostimulants and Protective Biochemical Agents series, advances a single proposition: high-throughput sequencing converts attributes that earlier diversity surveys could only enumerate into manipulable determinants of fertility, stress tolerance, and land rehabilitation. Its chapters trace a graded progression from characterizing the active soil microbiota, through harnessing, and ultimately rebuilding, it.
At its least invasive, intervention applies capacities the community already holds: microbial solubilization of phosphate and other minerals, and the metabolic plasticity through which roots acquire the nutrients so released. Cyanobacteria and rhizosphere assemblages thereby act as proximate agents of both soil health and productivity, and the response of paddy systems to organic versus inorganic fertilization becomes predictable from community composition rather than input quantity.
Where resident function proves insufficient, the work shifts toward targeted engineering. Bacterial endophytes and defined consortia are assembled to suppress phytopathogens, confer stress resilience, and stabilize yield under salinity, while molecular and material tools carry the same intent further, remediating arsenic-laden soils, breaking down recalcitrant pesticides, and formulating biofertilizers and biostimulants through genetic modification and nanotechnology.
For specialists in soil microbiology and sustainable agronomy, this volume consolidates the methods and principles required to translate sequence-level data into deployable solutions at field scale.

  • Spans foundational microbial ecology through to applied biotechnology, grounding each method in the ecological principle that accounts for it.
  • Examines microbial mediation of carbon sequestration as a process operating in parallel with nutrient cycling.
  • Extends its analytical range across arable, forest, and degraded soils, including land affected by heavy-metal and pesticide contamination.
  • Addresses the physical dimension of soil alongside its biology, relating microbial activity to compaction and the spatial distribution of nutrients.
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Puneet Singh Chauhan is Principal Scientist & Head at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Chauhan did his MSc from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India (June 2000) in Biochemistry and has received his Ph.D. from National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR), Lucknow, India and and awarded from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India (2009), thesis entitled Physiological and molecular characterization of rhizosphere competent plant growth promoting Pantoea agglomerans NBRI-SRM. Dr. Chauhan is the recipients of several national and International awards. He is the recipient of ‘Postdoctoral Research fellowship from Brain Korea 21 project, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea (Awarded in July 2009). He is also the recipient of Innovative Young Scientist Award from Asian PGPR society for sustainable agriculture, Hyderabad, India for contributions in the field of Agricultural Microbiology at National Workshop on “Advances in PGPR Research" organized by Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi on October 7-8, 2014. Dr. Chauhan has worked extensively on Agricultural Microbiology, Stress Biology and Soil and Microbial Ecology. He has published several research and review paper(s) in the Journal of international repute and has edited books with renowned international publishers. Nikita Bisht is a postdoctoral fellow at the Microbial Technologies Division of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India. She holds a Master’s degree in Microbiology from GBPUAT, Pantnagar, India, and has received her Ph.D. from CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow, India and AcSIR, Ghaziabad, India. Dr. Bisht has a remarkable academic journey that extends to achieving excellence in national-level examinations/fellowships including CSIR-JRF-NET, ASRB-NET, and ICMR. Her expertise lies in the area of plant-microbe interactions and nutrient deficiency where her contributions have significantly advanced our understanding of the intricate molecular mechanisms governing these interactions. She has published research articles in peer reviewed journals and authored various book chapters. Dr. Bisht is a lifetime member of the Association of Microbiologists of India. Her dedicated pursuits continue to shape the field of microbiology and plant sciences, enriching our knowledge and fostering advancements for a sustainable future. Renuka Agarwal has been a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, since July 2025. Before then, she held a Postdoctoral Researcher role in the Department of Biology, Syracuse University and also completed postdoctoral research at CSIR-Lucknow. She was awarded a PhD by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali. Her areas of specialization include microbial ecology, soil metagenomics, and plant microbe interactions. She has published research articles in peer reviewed journals and also qualified national level exams to pursue her research career.

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