Microbial Endophytes: Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture

by Ajay Kumar Ph.D., Vipin Kumar Singh

Overview

Microbial Endophytes: Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture discusses the practical and theoretical aspects regarding the use of endophytic microorganisms in agriculture, providing insights on the biotechnological applications associated with long-term crop production. Chapters deal with the various aspects of endophytic microorganisms, including isolation, enumeration, characterization procedures, diversity analysis, and their role as biofertilizer, biocontrol agent and microbial inoculants. Framed to discuss the present and future potential of microbial endophytes in biotic and abiotic stress management, bioremediation, bioactive compounds production, and in nanotechnology, this book provides a single-volume resource that will be valuable to academics and researchers interested in microbiology, agricultural sciences and biotechnology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128187340
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Pages:	409
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 175 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 32 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar’s research experience is in the field of plant–microbe interactions, postharvest management, cyanobacterial biology, and so on.

Dr. Vipin Kumar Singh is currently working as CSIR Research Associate in the Department of Botany, Centre of Advanced Study, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India in the year 2015. He has worked in the UGC project entitled “Detoxification of arsenic contaminated groundwater by transgenic eco-friendly microbes.” He has more than nine years of research experience in the area of groundwater hydro-geochemistry and bioremediation approaches to clean the contaminated groundwater sites. His area of interest includes the use of fast-growing plants and microbes to clean the contaminated soil and water system. Dr. Singh has published eight book chapters, twenty-one research articles in journals of national and international repute. He is a life time member of Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH) and Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI). Currently, he is the member of editorial board in Indian Journal of Microbiology research and Water open access journal. So far, he has reviewed more than dozens of research articles and book chapters of international repute. He has actively participated in many national and international seminars, symposia, conferences and workshop related to the application of microbes in the management of contaminated sites.

Table of Contents

1. Isolation and characterization of endophytes: Biochemical and molecular approaches2. Diversity of endophytes of traditionally used plant of Indian medicine system3. Endophytic bacteria: Role in sustainable agriculture4. Endophytic bacteria in plant diseases management5. Endophytic bacteria in abiotic stress management6. Endophytic bacteria in xenobiotic degradation7. Endophytic bacteria: Function role in bioremediation8. Endophytic bacteria as a source of bioactive compounds9. Endophytic actinomycetes in bioactive compounds production and plant defense system10. Synthesis and application of nano-particles from endophytic bacteria11. Endophytic bacteria from the medicinal plants and their potential application12. Endophytic fungi as biofertilizer and biocontrol agent13. Application of endophytic fungi in nano-technology and their potential applications

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Helps readers improve crop production for long-term success using microbial interactions