Biofertilizers and Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture
- 460 pages
- English
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Biofertilizers and Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture
About this book
This new volume, Biofertilizers and Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture, presents strategies for the management of soil and crop diseases. Microbes have attracted worldwide attention due to their role in disease management and remediation of polluted soils. Taking a sustainable approach, this book explores the means of integrating various microbial management approaches to achieve the desired levels of crop yield under both conventional soils and neglected soils through the use of biopesticides and other botanicals as well as biomolecules. This book also presents a broad and updated view of molecular nitrogen fixation and phosphate-solubilizing and sulfur-transforming microbes for nutrition of crops in relation to the role of metal tolerant microbes in providing protection to plants grown in metal-contaminated soils.
The preparation and application of biofertilizers, utilization of household waste materials, and use of genetically modified microorganisms (GMOs) in plant growth and development are also well discussed in the volume.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Editors
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1. General Introduction of Bio-Inputs Versus Chemical Inputs in Agriculture and Ill Effects
- 2. Bacterial Biopesticides and Their Use in Agricultural Production
- 3. Fungal Biopesticides and Their Uses for Control of Insect Pest and Diseases
- 4. Viral Biopesticides: An Effective and Environment-Friendly Approach to Control Insects
- 5. Control of Insect Pest Through Biomolecules and Traps
- 6. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for the Control of Soil-Borne Diseases
- 7. Botanicals and Their Application in Control of Insect Pests
- 8. Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Pulses Yield
- 9. Free Living Nitrogen Fixation and Their Response to Agricultural Crops
- 10. Associative Nitrogen Fixation
- 11. Cyanobacteria and Azolla in Rice Cultivation/Improving Biological N2-Fixation System in Rice
- 12. Phosphorus Availability to Crops Through Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms
- 13. Availability of Potash, Iron, Zinc, and Sulfur to Crop Through Microbial Resources
- 14. Sulfur Cycle in Agricultural Soils: Microbiological Aspects
- 15. Utilization of Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Mobilization of Macro- and Micronutrients to Important Pulses and Oil-Seed Crops
- 16. Integrated Use of Bioferilizer and Biopesticides in Crop Production
- 17. Fungal Biopesticides: A Novel Tool for Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
- 18. Soil Heavy Metal Toxicity Reduction by Bioagents/Living Organisms
- 19. Metagenomics for Soil Health
- 20. Use of Household Waste Materials for Biofertilizer Development
- 21. Genetically Modified Microorganisms for Sustainable Soil Health Management: An Biotechnological Approach
- Index