Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management /

Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management provides current perspectives on the fields of agriculture, the environment and health. This important reference presents recent advancements in applied microbial technology, compiling it in a comprehensive manner and t...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Pandey, Satish Chandra (Editor), Pande, Veni (Editor), Sati, Dkisha (Editor), Samant, Mukesh (Editor), Pandey, Satish Chandra, 1976- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2023]
Subjects:	Industrial microbiology. Agricultural microbiology. Environmental engineering. Microbial ecology > Health aspects. Environmental health. Environmental Health Microbiological Techniques Environmental Microbiology Industrial Microbiology Microbiologie industrielle. Microbiologie agricole. Technique de l'environnement. Hygiène du milieu. Écologie microbienne. environmental engineering. Agricultural microbiology Environmental engineering Industrial microbiology Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
1 Beneficial microbes for sustainable agroecosystem
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Beneficial microbes in agriculture
1.3 Beneficial microbes: a key element for sustainable agricultural system
1.4 Rhizosphere: a hot spot of beneficial microbes
1.4.1 Beneficial microbes
1.4.1.1 Plant growth promoting bacteria
1.4.1.2 Mycorrhizal fungi
1.4.1.3 Actinomycetes
1.4.2 Nutrient management by beneficial microbes
1.4.2.1 Role of beneficial microbes in phosphorus solubilization
1.4.2.2 Role of beneficial microbes in potassium solubilization and mobilization
1.4.3 Role of beneficial microbes in production of plant growth regulators
1.4.4 Beneficial microorganisms as biofertilizers and biopesticides
1.4.5 Role of beneficial microbes in abiotic stress
1.4.6 Role of beneficial microbes as a biocontrol agent
1.5 Conclusion
References
2 Strategies and implications of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in sustainable agriculture
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plant interaction
2.3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: mechanisms of action
2.3.1 Biological nitrogen fixation
2.3.2 Phosphorous solubilization
2.3.3 Zinc solubilizing bacteria
2.3.4 ACC deaminase production
2.3.5 Phytohormone production
2.3.6 Siderophore production for iron acquisition
2.3.7 Antibiotic production
2.3.8 Biosurfactant production
2.4 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in abiotic stress remediation
2.5 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in biotic stress remediation
2.6 Induced systemic resistance
2.7 Commercialization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria-based bioproducts
2.8 Conclusion and future prospects.
Acknowledgment
References
3 Role of quorum sensing in plant-microbe interactions
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Quorum sensing in rhizobacterial community colonization
3.3 Quorum sensing and plant disease protection
3.4 Quorum sensing in nitrogen-fixing rhizobia
3.5 Quorum sensing in rhizosphere engineering
3.6 Conclusion
References
4 Microbial services for mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Different types of stresses
4.2.1 Abiotic stress
4.2.2 Biotic stress
4.3 Microbial resources for alleviation of stress in plant
4.3.1 Bacterial-assisted drought mitigation in plants
4.3.2 Bacterial-assisted salinity mitigation in plant
4.3.3 Bacterial-assisted heavy metal stress mitigation
4.3.4 Bacterial-assisted cold stress mitigation
4.3.5 Bacterial-assisted biotic stress mitigation
4.4 Microbial effects on crop productivity under stress conditions
4.5 Agricultural application of stress-tolerant microorganisms
4.6 Conclusion
References
5 Prospects of biotechnology for productive and sustainable agro-environmental growth
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture
5.3 Role of microorganisms in agriculture
5.3.1 Biofertilizers in agroecosystem
5.3.2 Biopesticides, biofungicides, and bioinsecticides in agroecosystem
5.3.3 Plant-microbial interaction: mycorrhiza and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
5.4 Nanotechnology in agriculture
5.4.1 Nanofertilizers
5.4.2 Nanopesticides
5.4.3 Nanotechnology for improved soil quality
5.4.4 Nanotechnology in food industry
5.5 Conclusion and future prospects
References
6 Biofertilizers: a microbial-assisted strategy to improve plant growth and soil health
6.1 Introduction
6.2 What is a biofertilizer?
6.3 Need for biofertilizers at higher altitudes.
6.4 Preparation of biofertilizer: steps and standards
6.5 Types of bioformulations
6.5.1 Solid bioformulation
6.5.1.1 Dried powder (dust)
6.5.1.2 Granules
6.5.1.3 Wettable powders
6.5.1.4 Wettable/water-dispersible granules
6.5.2 Liquid bioformulation
6.5.3 Encapsulated bioformulations
6.6 Types of biofertilizers
6.6.1 Nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers
6.6.1.1 Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers
6.6.1.2 Free-living nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers
6.6.1.3 Associative symbiotic nitrogen-fixing biofertilizers
6.6.2 Phosphate solubilizing biofertilizers
6.6.3 Phosphate-mobilizing biofertilizers
6.6.4 Potassium-solubilizing biofertilizers
6.6.5 Iron-solubilizing biofertilizers
6.6.6 Zinc-solubilizing biofertilizer
6.7 Mode of biofertilizer application
6.7.1 Foliar application
6.7.2 Seed treatment
6.7.3 Soil treatment
6.8 Challenges of biofertilizer commercialization
6.8.1 Biological constraints
6.8.2 Technical constraints
6.8.3 Regulatory constraints
6.8.4 Marketing constraints
6.8.5 Field-level constraints
6.8.6 Biofertilizer carrier
6.9 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
7 Biocontrol: an efficient solution for sustainable agriculture and food production
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Biological control: types
7.2.1 Types of biocontrol strategies
7.2.1.1 Classical biological control
7.2.1.2 Augmentation control
7.2.1.3 Seasonal biological control: type of augmentation
7.2.1.4 Conservative biological control
7.3 Biocontrol and biofertilization with microorganisms for sustainable agriculture
7.3.1 Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
7.3.2 Rhizobia
7.3.3 Endophytic fungi
7.3.4 Mycorrhizal fungi
7.3.5 Rhizospheric fungi
7.3.6 Bacterial endosymbionts and endophytes
7.3.7 Microbes of various environments.
7.3.8 Viruses: biological control agents
7.4 Examples of biocontrol agents used in agriculture
7.4.1 Biocontrol of sugarcane Pyrilla
7.4.2 Biocontrol of cotton bollworm
7.4.3 Biocontrol of water hyacinth
7.4.4 Biocontrol of woolly apple aphid
7.4.5 Biocontrol of white woolly aphid
7.5 Conclusion
References
8 Impact of environmental pollutants on agriculture and food system
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Metals and metalloids
8.1.2 Electronic waste
8.1.3 Plastics
8.1.4 Nanoparticles
8.1.5 Radioactivity/nuclear reactors
8.1.6 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
8.1.7 Sewage wastewater and sludge
8.1.8 Particulate matter
8.1.9 Dyes from textile industries
8.2 Remediation for removal of chemical contaminants
8.3 Conclusion
References
9 Hazardous waste: impact and disposal strategies
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Classification of hazardous wastes
9.3 Impact of hazardous waste
9.3.1 Environment
9.3.2 Humans
9.3.2.1 Health consequences of exposure to hazardous chemicals
9.4 Methods for identification and monitoring of hazardous waste
9.4.1 Identification of hazardous waste: Indian scenario
9.5 Strategies for hazardous waste management
9.5.1 Physical strategies
9.5.1.1 Incineration
9.5.1.2 Landfilling
9.5.1.3 Solidification/stabilization
9.5.1.4 Deep-well injection
9.5.1.5 Encapsulation
9.5.1.6 Inertization
9.5.1.7 Autoclaving
9.5.1.8 Microwave irradiation
9.5.2 Chemical strategies
9.5.2.1 Chemical disinfection
9.5.2.2 Chemical degradation
9.5.3 Biological strategies
9.5.3.1 Land treatment
9.5.3.2 Enzymatic system
9.5.3.3 Bioremediation
9.5.3.3.1 Aerobic methods
9.5.3.3.2 Anaerobic methods
9.5.4 Modern hybrid technology
9.6 Impact of mismanagement: illegal trafficking and poor transportation facility.
9.6.1 Hazardous waste transportation
9.6.2 Illegal trafficking
9.7 Conclusion
References
10 Bioremediation of heavy metals by soil-dwelling microbes: an environment survival approach
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Sources of heavy metals
10.2.1 Industrial source of heavy metals
10.2.2 Natural source of heavy metals
10.2.3 Agricultural source of heavy metal
10.2.4 Domestic sources
10.2.5 Other sources of heavy metal effluence
10.3 Consequences of heavy metal toxicity on human and plant health
10.4 Techniques for heavy metal removal
10.4.1 Physical methods
10.4.2 Chemical remediation
10.4.3 Phytoremediation
10.4.3.1 Phytoextraction
10.4.3.2 Phytovolatilization
10.4.3.3 Phytostabilization
10.4.3.4 Rhizofiltration
10.4.3.5 Rhizodegradation
10.4.4 Microbial remediation of heavy metals
10.4.4.1 Remediation by adsorption
10.4.4.2 Remediation by biosorption
10.4.4.3 Remediation by bioleaching
10.4.4.4 Remediation by redox state change
10.5 Genes involved in determining resistance against different heavy metals in bacteria
10.5.1 Resistance to antimony and arsenic
10.5.2 Resistance to mercury
10.5.3 Resistance to nickel and cobalt
10.5.4 Resistance to copper
10.5.5 Resistance to cadmium
10.5.6 Resistance to zinc
10.6 Factors affecting microbial remediation
10.6.1 pH
10.6.2 Ambient temperature
10.6.3 Substrate species
10.6.4 Substrate concentration
10.6.5 Condition of soil milieu
10.6.6 Bioavailability of pollutants and biosurfactants
10.7 Conclusion and future prospects
References
11 Omics approaches to pesticide biodegradation for sustainable environment
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Biodegradation
11.3 Parameters affecting biodegradation of pesticides
11.3.1 Pesticide structure
11.3.2 Pesticide concentration.