Microbial Fertilizer Technology for Sustainable Crop Production

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, South India. She has edited/coedited several books in her research areas, which include environmental toxicology, environmental microbiology, environmental biotechnology, and environmental nanotechnology. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She is the recipient of a Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship of the University Grants Commission, Government of India for her doctoral studies. She served as a Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India, during 2012–2016 with funding from the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al-Tawaha, PhD, is full Professor of Plant Science, former Head of Department of Biological Sciences, and former Director of Planning, Information and Quality Unit at Al Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan. He was awarded his PhD from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 2006. He is author/coauthor of more than 200 publications in plant science in leading peer-reviewed journals, chapters in edited volumes, and books on a broad range of development issues. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Environmental Biology. He also participates in many international conferences as chair or member of scientific committees.Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Professor at Karnatak University in South India. He has authored/edited over 35 books with national and international publishers and has visited 24 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for academic visits, scientific meetings, and international collaborations. He received his PhD in Botany from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in South India as a CSIR Senior Research Fellow with funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Madeira, Portugal; University of Delhi, India; and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of a Best Young Scientist Award with a Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, Republic of India.

• 1. Role of Plant-Microbe Interaction in Drought Stress Mitigation 2. Production of Plant Hormones from Microorganisms 3. Microalgal Bioresources for Sustainable Agriculture 4. Biofertilizers as an Effective Tool for Sustainable Agriculture 5. Rhizobia as Plant Growth-Promoting Biofertilizers 6. The Role of Azolla in Biofertilization and Animal Nutrition 7. Azotobacter salinestris for Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity: Mechanism, Role, and Potential Applications 8. Potential Use of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Agricultural Ecosystems: An Overview 9. Agricultural Applications of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi 10. Role of Mycorrhizae in Soil Nutrient Availability and Plant Nutrient Uptake 11. Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Citrus Seedling Growth and Nutrient Uptake 12. Combined Interaction Between Azospirillum Species and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) Fungi on Agricultural Crops 13. Nitrogen Fixation in Rice-Based Farming System and Implication for Sustainable Intensification in Developing Countries