Microbial Inoculants

Recent Progress and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-323-99043-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 151 mm, Gewicht: 618 g

In the recent past, beneficial microorganisms have been sustainably used in agriculture as a safe, economic, and effective alternative to chemical fertilizers or pesticides. These beneficial microbes, including bacteria, actinomycetes, and yeast, were efficiently applied in soil, seeds, fruits, or plants as inoculants, to achieve the optimum agricultural yield.

An efficient delivery method or enhanced shelf life of microbial inoculants in the soil or seed is still a matter of concern. The response of local genetic or ecological factors, after microbial applications, are also unknown and less studied. Therefore, Microbial Inoculants: Recent Progress and Applications fulfills the need to explore and learn about an efficient delivery mechanism, selection of microbial strain as inoculants, and related technological advances, for the efficient and productive use of microbial inoculants. Moreover, factors like methods of formulation, interaction between host plant and microbe, impact of inoculation on the metabolomics of plants, the effect of microbial inoculants on soil dynamics, proteomics approach of plant-microbe interaction, as well as the registration and regulation process of bio inoculants for commercial production are described in 16 chapters by the leading academicians and researchers from different parts of the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Ajay

Sharma, Vijay Kumar

Zambrano Passarini, Michel R

Parmar, Shobhika

Singh, Vipin Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Microbial inoculants: Recent progress in formulations and methods of application 2. Application of microbial inoculants as an alternative to chemical products for decomposition of organic wastes 3. Microbial inoculants and their potential application in salinity management 4. Metal-tolerant microbial inoculants for improved phytoextraction 5. Seed priming with microbial inoculants for enhanced crop yield 6. Organic waste decomposition by microbial inoculants as an effective tool for environmental management 7. Microbial inoculants for the management of herbicide toxicity in plants 8. Immobilization of microbial inoculants for improving soil nutrient bioavailability 9. Plant growth-promoting microbes and nanoparticles: Biotechnological potential in agrobiological systems 10. Potential of microbial inoculants for the management of agricultural soils contaminated by recalcitrant compounds 11. Tropical biomes as microbial sources for efficient biocatalysts to environmental purposes 12. Role of microbial biofilms in bioremediation: Current perspectives 13. Role of microbial enzymes in bioremediation: Emerging opportunities and limitations 14. Applications of microbial formulations in the pharmaceutical industry 15. An evaluation of the lacunae in current techniques using microbial inoculants for enhanced bioremediation and nutrient recovery 16. Exploring the potential of fungal endophytes: A quintessential source for novel secondary metabolites and beneficial aspects

Über Autor(innen)

Parmar, Shobhika
Dr. Parmar has a Ph.D. in Environment Science from from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. She has more than eight years of research experience, particularly in the area of toxic metal pollution of water bodies and soil, their phytoremediation, bio-prospects of endophytes in host plant growth enhancement and stress tolerance, and the mechanism. She has about 12 publications in journals and edited book of international repute such as Microbial Biotechnology and Elsevier. Recently she was awarded by the Yunnan provincial government, funding-II in China.

Sharma, Vijay Kumar
Dr.V.K. Sharma has a Ph.D. in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India. He has more than eleven years of research experience, particularly in the area of endophytes. His research interest is in the bio-potential applications of endophytes and their mechanism. He also has a keen interest in emerging environmental issues and mitigation. He is currently working on the role of fungal endophytes in heavy metal stress tolerance of host plants, and mechanism. Dr. Sharma has more than thirty research articles and book chapters in journals of national and international repute to his credit. He is lifetime member of Mycological Society of India (MSI). He is also the recipient of MJ Thirumalachar Young Scientist Award Lectures by MSI in 2016. He also received Yunnan provincial government funding-II. He has also actively participated in many national and international conferences, symposia and workshops related to his research field

Kumar, Ajay
Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar completed his tenure (2018-2022) as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel and doctoral research from Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on the theme "Plant microbe interaction". In his research tenures, Dr. Kumar has published more than 235 scientific contributions in the form of research and review articles, books or book chapters with the leading International Journals or Publishers. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, Postharvest management of fruits, Microbial endophytes related with the medicinal plants and cyanobacteria-pesticides interactions. Dr. Kumar actively engaged in editing book with the leading publisher like Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, Willey and edited more than 48 books and currently serving as an Associate editor in Frontier in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology and special guest editor in Microorganisms or Plants MDPI, Journal.