New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbes in Soil, Crop and Environmental Sustainability reviews the exploitation of microbial biodiversity in soil with respect to nutrient-use efficiency, also discussing the improvement and maintenance of certain physical and chemical conditions in soil that can provide economic and environmental benefits toward agricultural sustainability. The utilization of microbes ranges from applications in biotechnology, marginal land restoration, the formulation of microbial inoculants, the enhancement of crop productivity, and the mitigation of global warming gases. Finally, various uses for microbial resources in crop disease management, bioenergy production, and income based on microbial cultivation are explored.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xiii 6. Preface - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Bacterial fertilizers for soybean plants: current status and future prospects - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Plant–bacterial interactions in management of plant growth under abiotic stresses - p. 21 9. Chapter 3. Environmental applications of microalgae/cyanobacteria - p. 47 10. Chapter 4. Plant–microbe associations for enhancement of agricultural productivity - p. 63 11. Chapter 5. Microbial resources in management of C sequestration, greenhouse gases, and bioremediation processes - p. 77 12. Chapter 6. Microbial secondary metabolites and plant–microbe communications in the rhizosphere - p. 93 13. Chapter 7. Mycorrhizal symbiosis: an effective tool for metal bioremediation - p. 113 14. Chapter 8. Microalgae: potential agents for CO2 mitigation and bioremediation of wastewaters - p. 129 15. Chapter 9. Sustainable approaches for biological control of mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in cereals - p. 149 16. Chapter 10. Plant growth promoting microbes: a future trend for environmental sustainability - p. 163 17. Chapter 11. Harnessing the soil microbial wealth for enhancement of plant secondary metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants - p. 179 18. Chapter 12. Role of plant-associated bacteria in phytoremediation of trace metals in contaminated soils - p. 191 19. Chapter 13. Use of microbial biofertilizers technology in agro-environmental sustainability - p. 199 20. Chapter 14. Microbe-mediated management of degraded and marginal lands - p. 213 21. Chapter 15. Trichoderma—a new strategy in combating agriculture problems - p. 235 22. Chapter 16. Phycoremediation of industrial effluents contaminated soils - p. 245 23. Chapter 17. Microbial services in agro-environmental management - p. 259 24. Chapter 18. Rhizosphere microbiome and plant probiotics - p. 273 25. Chapter 19. Microbial resources mediated bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants - p. 283 26. Chapter 20. Microbial approaches in management and restoration of marginal lands - p. 295 27. Chapter 21. Host–endophytes cross-talk: an essential prerequisite for plant ecosystem functioning - p. 307 28. Chapter 22. Tapping soil biodiversity for enhancing resource use efficiency - p. 319 29. Chapter 23. Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in remediation of pesticides contaminated stressed soil - p. 341 30. Index - p. 355
New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbes in Soil, Crop and Environmental Sustainability reviews the exploitation of microbial biodiversity in soil with respect to nutrient-use efficiency, also discussing the improvement and maintenance of certain physical and chemical conditions in soil that can provide economic and environmental benefits toward agricultural sustainability. The utilization of microbes ranges from applications in biotechnology, marginal land restoration, the formulation of microbial inoculants, the enhancement of crop productivity, and the mitigation of global warming gases. Finally, various uses for microbial resources in crop disease management, bioenergy production, and income based on microbial cultivation are explored.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xiii 6. Preface - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Bacterial fertilizers for soybean plants: current status and future prospects - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Plant–bacterial interactions in management of plant growth under abiotic stresses - p. 21 9. Chapter 3. Environmental applications of microalgae/cyanobacteria - p. 47 10. Chapter 4. Plant–microbe associations for enhancement of agricultural productivity - p. 63 11. Chapter 5. Microbial resources in management of C sequestration, greenhouse gases, and bioremediation processes - p. 77 12. Chapter 6. Microbial secondary metabolites and plant–microbe communications in the rhizosphere - p. 93 13. Chapter 7. Mycorrhizal symbiosis: an effective tool for metal bioremediation - p. 113 14. Chapter 8. Microalgae: potential agents for CO2 mitigation and bioremediation of wastewaters - p. 129 15. Chapter 9. Sustainable approaches for biological control of mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in cereals - p. 149 16. Chapter 10. Plant growth promoting microbes: a future trend for environmental sustainability - p. 163 17. Chapter 11. Harnessing the soil microbial wealth for enhancement of plant secondary metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants - p. 179 18. Chapter 12. Role of plant-associated bacteria in phytoremediation of trace metals in contaminated soils - p. 191 19. Chapter 13. Use of microbial biofertilizers technology in agro-environmental sustainability - p. 199 20. Chapter 14. Microbe-mediated management of degraded and marginal lands - p. 213 21. Chapter 15. Trichoderma—a new strategy in combating agriculture problems - p. 235 22. Chapter 16. Phycoremediation of industrial effluents contaminated soils - p. 245 23. Chapter 17. Microbial services in agro-environmental management - p. 259 24. Chapter 18. Rhizosphere microbiome and plant probiotics - p. 273 25. Chapter 19. Microbial resources mediated bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants - p. 283 26. Chapter 20. Microbial approaches in management and restoration of marginal lands - p. 295 27. Chapter 21. Host–endophytes cross-talk: an essential prerequisite for plant ecosystem functioning - p. 307 28. Chapter 22. Tapping soil biodiversity for enhancing resource use efficiency - p. 319 29. Chapter 23. Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in remediation of pesticides contaminated stressed soil - p. 341 30. Index - p. 355
