Advanced Microbial Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Provides clear concepts of PGPR-mediated biotransformation of xenobiotic pollutants commonly present in our surrounding environment

Saurabh Gangola (Edited by), Saurabh Kumar (Edited by), Samiksha Joshi (Edited by), Pankaj Bhatt (Edited by)

9780323950909, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 22 May 2023

306 pages
23.5 x 19 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

Advanced Microbial Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment focuses on plant-microbe interactions in respect to bioremediation and plant growth promotion, providing insights on diverse approaches such as genomics, metagenomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and other high-throughput analyses of environmentally relevant microorganisms. The impact of frequent applications of potentially toxic chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) and increased industrialization processes on microbial diversity emphasizes the potential threat to microbial biodiversity in ecosystems. This is an ideal resource on current trends and the future of PGPR developments with bioremediation potential.

Moreover, it gives a deep understanding of the genetics of microbial biodegradation and different remediation mechanisms that help to re-establish the natural environment.

1. Microbial diversity and its application for plant growth promotion and bioremediation
2. Plant microbe interactions: signalling and perception
3. Role of plant growth promoting bacteria in sustainable agriculture
4. Rhizosphere metagenomics: applications in plant microbes’ interactions
5. Recent molecular and omics approaches to study rhizosphere functioning
6. Rhizosphere engineering for sustainable agriculture
7. Cultivation of unculturable microorganism: latest advancement and applications
8. Microbial enzymes and their mechanisms for plant growth promotion
9. Microbial inoculants and their impact on plant and soil health
10. PGPR mediated mitigation of biotic and abiotic stress in plants
11. Microbes as a biofertilizer and biopesticides for sustainable agriculture
12. Role of psychrophilic or psychrotolerant microorganism towards the development of hill agriculture
13. Genetic engineering in plant growth promontory microorganisms: opportunities and obstacles.
14. Tracking of microbial inoculants in agriculture soil
15. Fungal and bacterial diversity towards xenobiotic compound degradation
16. PGPR mediated bioremediation of toxic pollutants for sustainable environment and human health
17. Mitigation of soil heavy metal contamination through PGPR
18. Role of PGPR in arsenic bioremediation in agriculture crops
19. Microbial exopolysaccharide (EPS): its application in degradation of environmental pollutants
20. Technological advancement in tool and techniques used for biodegradation analysis
21. Mechanisms of microbial based biodegradation of environmental pollutants
22. Microbial nanotechnology for the development of sustainable agriculture and environment
23. Role of nanoparticles in soil heavy metal bioremediation
24. Insight into microbial metabolic pathways for degradation of different xenobiotic compounds
25. Role of microorganism in agricultural waste management
26. New insights into the enzymatic catalysis for the degradation of toxic chemicals
27. Future of PGPR based plant growth promotion and bioremediation technologies
28. The role of hidden microbes for sustainable agriculture and environment

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG], Medical diagnosis [MJA]