New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbes in Soil, Crop and Environmental Sustainability

Microbial biodiversity enhances soil's nutrient-use efficiency through the solubilization, mobilization, mineralization, and decomposition of organic matter to release trapped nutrients for plant uptake. Microbes in Soil, Crop and Environmental Sustainability reviews the exploitation of microbial biodiversity in soil with respect to nutrient-use efficiency. It also discusses improving and maintaining certain physical and chemical conditions of soil, which can provide economic and environmental benefits, leading toward maintaining agricultural sustainability. Recently, major emphasis has been placed on the documentation and of soil microbial biodiversity in a variety of ecosystems. The book provides ground-breaking information on microbial resources and their diversified applications. The utilization of microbes ranges from applications in biotechnology, marginal land restoration, the formulation of microbial inoculants, the enhancement of crop productivity, the mitigation of global warming gases, etc. It even includes various uses for microbial resources in crop disease management, bioenergy production, and income based on microbial cultivation. Highlights the developments and achievements of microbial resources and their role in sustainable management of soil fertility and agriculture productivity Outlines the role of microbial resource and biotechnology in sustainability to industry, agriculture, forest and management of environment Provides up-to-date information about the application of microbial resources and the role of biotechnology to meet the ever increasing demand of food, soil and plant productivity management Outlines enhancement in productivity through interventions of microbial bio-agents and eco-friendly technology

• | Author: Jay Shankar Singh
• | Publisher: Elsevier
• | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 386 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 012818258X
• | ISBN-13: 9780128182581