Microbes in Soil and Their Agricultural Prospects

436 Pages·2015·5.17 MB·English

by  Choudhary

AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

M S T
ICROBES IN OIL AND HEIR
A P
GRICULTURAL ROSPECTS

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AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

M S T
ICROBES IN OIL AND HEIR
A P
GRICULTURAL ROSPECTS

KAUSHAL KISHORE CHOUDHARY, PH.D.
AND
DOLLY WATTAL DHAR, PH.D.
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CONTENTS

Preface ix
Section A. Plant-microbe Interactions and Stress Tolerance 1
Chapter 1 Molecular Signaling in Gram Negative Rhizobacteria:
Biocontrol Perspectives and Ecological Implications 3
Ankit Kumar, Sandeep Saini, Anil Prakash and B.N. Johri
Chapter 2 Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis and Effects of Environmental
Stresses on the Symbiosis 35
Akhilesh Yadav, Asha Lata Singh, Ajay Kumar,
Amit Kishore Singh, Kapil Deo Pandey and Major Singh
Chapter 3 Methylotrophic Bacteria in Relation to Soil and Plant Health 49
D. D. Giri, Ajay Kumar, Lata Kumari, Pardeep Singh, D. B. Pal,
K. D. Pandey and P. K. Mishra
Chapter 4 Microbial-Induced Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 59
Dilfuza Egamberdieva
Chapter 5 Rhizosphere and Their Role in Plant-Microbe Interaction 83
Ajay Kumar, Vandana, Akhilesh Yadav, Deen Dayal Giri,
P. K. Singh and Kapil D. Pandey
Chapter 6 Cyanobacteria or Blue-Green Algae: Sustainable Source of Soil
Fertility and Crop Productivity 99
Kaushal Kishore Choudhary and Dolly Wattal Dhar
Chapter 7 Methods for Analyzing Diversity of Microbial Communities in
Natural Environments 123
Md. Fakruddin
Chapter 8 Review on UV-B Radiation Impact on Cyanobacteria and
Possible Protection Mechanisms 153
B. Praveena, P. Jyothsna and S. D. S. Murthy
vi Contents
Chapter 9 Isolation and Characterization of Burkholderia from the
Rhizosphereof Different Crops and Its Plant Growth
Promoting Activities 169
S.Priyanka, M. Sivaji and R.Sridar
Section B. Agricultural Prospects 187
Chapter 10 Advances in the Development of Microbial Biofertilizers As a
Tool for Sustainable Agriculture 189
Vandana Bharti, Archana Mehta and Ashwani Kumar
Chapter 11 Prospects of Silicate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants in
Sustainable Agriculture 209
M. Sahul Hameed, R. Anandham, N. Premalatha, M. Karthik,
M. Ranjith, P. Arul Jose, J. Prabaharan, S. Thiyageshwari
and N. O. Gopal
Chapter 12 Bacteriophages – Next Generation Biocontrol Agent
for Plant Disease Management 231
R. Krishnamoorthy, V. Venkateswaran and M. Senthilkumar
Chapter 13 Biosurfactant and Its Applications in Agriculture 273
Nisha Daxini and Kinnari Mistry
Chapter 14 Suitability of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi for
Sustainable Agriculture 287
R. Lakshmipathy, V. C. Suvarna and A. N. Balakrishna
Chapter 15 On Agricultural Importance of Cyanobacteria Mediated Phosphate
Availability in Soil 307
Keshwanand Tripathi, Ashwani K. Rai and Naveen K. Sharma
Chapter 16 Molecular Tools in the Study of Soil Microbial Diversity:
With an Emphasis on Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms 323
Seema B. Sharma
Chapter 17 Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria As Impending Biocontrol and
Biofertilization Agents 343
Kinjal Parikh, Anamika Jha and Nisha Daxini
Chapter 18 Potential Application of Trichoderma Sp. in Biocontrol of Soil
Borne Disease 363
Shalini Singh, Mohd. Aamir and R.S. Upadhyay
Chapter 19 Involvement of Bacterial Strains in Metal Extractability from Fly
Ash Isolated from Rhizospheric Zone of Fern Ampelopteris
Prolifera Growing on Fly Ash Dumping Sites 377
Alka Kumari
Contents vii
Chapter 20 Influence of Microbial Populations on Biomass C, N and P
under Areca Catechu L. Based Traditional Homestead Garden
of Northeast India 391
Sumpam Tangjang, A. Arunachalam, K. Arunachalam
and A. K. Shukla
Index 405