Microbial Endophytes

Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-12-818734-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 409 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 630 g

Reihe: Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition

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.

Zielgruppe

Academics and researchers interested in microbiology, agricultural sciences, biotechnology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Also microbiologists, ecologists, plant pathologists, physiologists, agronomists, molecular biologists, pharmacologist and related researchers transitioning to multidisciplinary work in the field of sustainable agriculture

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Ajay

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenpathologie, Pflanzenkrankheiten
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Kumar, Ajay
Ajay Kumar is currently an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. He previously served as a Visiting Scientist at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel (2018-2022), and completed his doctoral research at the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, focusing on plant-microbe interactions. Dr. Kumar's research expertise spans plant-microbe interactions, microbial biocontrol, postharvest fruit disease management, microbial endophytes of medicinal plants, and cyanobacteria-pesticide interactions. He is a prolific author in leading international journals and is also actively engaged in academic editing with major publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar currently serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and BMC Microbiology, a Guest Editor for Microorganisms and Plants (MDPI), and a Series Editor for Plant and Soil Microbiome (Elsevier).