Sharply focused, up-to-date information on microbial biofertilizers including emerging options such as Piriformospora indica and Matsutake The Handbook of Microbial Biofertilizers provides in-depth coverage of all major microbial biofertilizers (rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and cyanobacteriaas well as new and emerging growth promoters (endophytes). It examines the role of microbes in growth promotion, bioprotectors, and bioremidiators, and presents protocols and practical strategies for using microbes in sustainable agriculture. An abundance of helpful charts, tables, and figures make complex information easy to access and understand. In this first-of-its-kind volume, contributors from 11 countries and several continents address important issues surrounding microbial biofertilizers, including:
the rhizobium-host-arbuscular mycorrhizal tripartite relationship
mycorrhiza as a disease suppresser and stress reducer
mycorrhiza helping bacteria
the impact of functional groups of soil microorganisms on nutrient turnover
PBPRs as biofertilizers and biopesticides
the potential of wild-legume rhizobia for use as a biofertilizers
the expanding role of blue-green algae in sustainable agriculture
the role of microbial fertilizers in sustainable plant production
new and emerging endophytes
the commercial potential of biofertilizersIn this young century, the use of biofertilizers is already growing rapidly. It has been recognized that these environment-friendly bioprotectors, growth boosters, and remediators are essential for soil/plant health. The Handbook of Microbial Biofertilizers is designed to fit the expanding information needs of current and future biotechnologists, microbiologists, botanists, agronomists, environmentalists, and others whose work involves sustained agriculture.
Contributions by:
Ulisses Albino,
Galdino Andrade,
Francesco Gentili
Edited by:
Mahendra Rai,
Mahendra Rai (SGB Amravati University,
Maharashtra,
India)
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 884g
ISBN: 9781560222705
ISBN 10: 1560222700
Pages: 610
Publication Date: 28 February 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Undergraduate
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Editor,, Contributors,, Foreword (Ian Robert Hall),, Preface,, Acknowledgments,, Chapter 1. Potential and Possible Uses of Bacterial and Fungal Biofertilizers (Francesco Gentili and Ari Jumpponen),, Introduction,, N2-Fixing Bacteria As Microbial Biofertilizers,, Symbiotic N2-Fixing Bacteria,, Cyanobacteria,, N2-Fixing Associated Bacteria,, Free-Living N2-Fixing Bacteria,, Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria,, Phosphorus-Solubilizing Bacteria,, Plant Hormone Production by Bacteria,, Fungi and Their Potential As Biofertilizers,, Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi As Biofertilizers,, Use of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi As Biofertilizers,, Other Root-Colonizing Fungi,, Multiple Inoculations and Interactions Among Potential Biofertilizers,, Future Perspectives and Conclusions,, Chapter 2. Evaluation of the Functional Group of Microorganisms As Bioindicators on the Rhizosphere Miscrocosm (Ulisses Brigatto Albino and Galdino Andrade),, Introduction,, The Functional Groups,, Methods to Assess the Soil Functional Microorganism Groups,, Protocols,, Future Perspectives,, Conclusions,, Chapter 3. Tripartite Relationship of Rhizobium , AMF, and Host in Growth Promotion (Nanjian Raman and Thangaswamy Selvaraj),, Introduction,, Rhizobium and AMF Interactions,, Rhizobium , AMF, and Biochemical Activities,, Enzyme Activities,, Growth Hormones,, Calcium and Phosphorus Requirements,, Heavy Metals,, Plant Uptake of Metals,, Plant-Growth-P
