New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Microbial Biotechnology in Agro-Environmental Sustainability describes in detail various roles of microbial resources in management of crop diseases and how the microbes can be used for the source of income due to their cultivation for the purpose of biomass and bioenergy production. The development microbial inoculants as bio-fertilizers to enhance crop productivity and degraded land restoration is also included. The book provides the latest information in the field of role of microbial biotechnology and applications in agriculture as bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, generation alternative source of energy, restoration degraded and marginal lands, mitigation of global warming gases, etc.

• Describes microbial biotechnology and its applications in sustainable agriculture
• Provides information on the use of a variety of microbes for crop production
• Outlines microbe-based separation techniques for removal of metal contamintants from soil
• Describes the role of microbial agents in generation of alternative source of energy
• Includes microbial tools and technology in restoration of degraded and marginal lands, mitigation of global warming gases and bioremediation of polluted sites

Students, teachers and researchers in the disciplines of biochemical engineering, biotechnology, bioremediation, green house gases mitigation and environmental sustainability

1. Microbes as a Source of Bio-film Bio-fertilizers
2. Symbiotic Microbes in Improving Soil Fertility and Soil Functioning in Agroecosystems
3. Methanotrophs: A Viable Biological Source for Multiple bio-Products
4. Microbial Mediated Production and Consumption of Potent Green House Gas Methane
5. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Natural ecosystem engineers for agro-ecosystem sustainability
6. The Role of Plant-associated Bacteria in Phytoremediation of Trace Metals in contaminated soils
7. Fungal cell Factories: Enzymes and its Application in Sustainable Biofuels Production
8. Algae as a sustainable and renewable bioresource for biofuel production
9. Plant-microbe Interactions in Ecosystems Functioning and Sustainability
10. Fungi as a Promising Bio-Fuel Resource
11. Changes in Perceptions Derived from Research on Trichoderma Species
12. Azotobacter- A Natural Resource for Bioremediation of Toxic Pesticides in Soil Ecosystems
13. Microbial Resources in Management of C-sequestration, Green house gases and Bio-remediation Processes
14. Significances of Fungi in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil: A Comprehensive Appraisal
15. Rhizospheric Microbial Diversity: An Important Component for Abiotic Stress Management in Crop Plants toward Sustainable Agriculture
16. Bacillus sp.: Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture
17. Evaluation of Microalgae Consortia: An Emerging Approach for Sustainable Industrial Production and Environmental Issues
18. Microbe Assisted Remediation of Metal Polluted Soils
19. Microbes in Soil Fertility Restoration: Strategies towards Improving Soil Health
20. Cyanobacteria: Important Bio-agents for Agriculture and Environment Sustainability
21. A Green Nano-synthesis, to Explore the Plant Microbe Interactions
22. Microbes as Bioresource for Bio-fuels and Bio-energy
23. Use of Microbial Bio-fertilizers Technology in Agro-Environmental Sustainability Antra
24. Importance of microbes: their role in restoration ecology
25. The Prospects of Bio-fertilizer Technology for Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Growth