Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology

AvT. Satyanarayana,Bhavdish Narain Johri

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This review of recent developments in our understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and biotechnology covers a research area with enormous untapped potential.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 46 mm
Vikt:1 264 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:829
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789402405774

Utforska kategorier

Biokemisk teknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Agronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword.- Preface.- Part I. Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture.- 1. Plant growth promotion by phytases and phytase-producing microbes due to amelioration in phosphorus availability.- 2. Environmental and Nutritional benefits of biopreservation of animal feed.- 3. Pivotal role of organic acid secretion by rhizobacteria for plant growth promotion and bioremediation.- 4. Organic Farming – for Sustainable Production and Environmental Protection.- 5. Utilization of psychrotolerant phosphate solubilizing fungi in low temperature environments of mountain ecosystem.- 6. Antimicrobial lipopeptides of Bacillus: Natural Weapons for Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens.- 7. Frankia and actinorhizal symbiosis.- 8. Microbes in agro-waste management for sustainable agriculture.- 9. Genetic and antigenic diversity of ruminant pestiviruses: implications for diagnosis and control.- 10. Cyanobacteria-PGPR interactions for effective nutrient and pest management strategies in agriculture.- 11. Regulation of Antibiotics Production in Biocontrol Strains of Pseudomonas spp.- 12. Exploiting Plant growth promoting rhizomicroorganisms for enhanced crop productivity.- 13. Tripartite association among plant, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria.- Part II. Microbes in Biotechnology.- 14. Metagenomics – a relief road to novel microbial genes and genomes.- 15. Metagenomics of saline habitats with respect to bacterial phylogeny and biocatalytic potential.- 16. Laccases: The biocatalyst with industrial and biotechnological applications.- 17. Biotechnological applications of biocatalysts from the Firmicutes Bacillus and Geobacillus species.- 18. Recent trends in valorization of lignocellulose to biofuels.- 19. Probiotic Yeasts.- 20. Biotechnological approach to caffeine degradation: current trends and perspectives.- 21. Arxula adeninivorans (Blastobotrys adeninivorans) – imperfect dimorphic yeast of biotechnologicalpotential.- 22. The thermostable and multi-functional enzymes catalyzing carbohydrate molecules identified from thermophilic archaea.- 23. biology on the ribonucleoprotein enzyme, RNase P, in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3.- 24. Biosynthesis of pullulan and its applications in food and pharmaceutical industry.- 25. Haolphilic microorganisms as sources of novel enzymes.- 26. Sourcing the fungal endophytes: A beneficial transaction of biodiversity, bioactive natural products, plant protection and nanotechnology.- 27. Fungi: a potential source of anti-inflammatory compounds.- 28. Application of Microbial Toxins for Cancer Therapy.- 29. Application of environmental DNA resources to create useful DNA polymerases with different properties.- 30. Utilization of tropical fruits for wine production: Special emphasis on mango (Mangifera indica L.).- 31. Biosystem development for microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR).- 32. Bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) and carbon catabolite repression.- 33. Lactic acid bacteria in food industry.- 34. RNA interference and Functional Genomics in Fungi.- 35. Bioethanol: A critical appraisal.- Subject Index.