Advanced Microbial Techniques in Agriculture, Environment, and Health Management provides current perspectives on the fields of agriculture, the environment and health. This important reference presents recent advancements in applied microbial technology, compiling it in a comprehensive manner and transferring applied microbial technology from laboratory conditions to field level. In 20 chapters,� the book focuses on microbial interventions for all-inclusive, cost-effective environmental management tactics while also linking the cumulative microbial services involved in the up-gradation of agriculture, environment and health.
In addition, the book offers detailed information on emerging environmental issues and proposes ways of controlling their consequences using different approaches to treatment.
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Table of Contents
1. Beneficial microbes for sustainable agro-ecosystem2. Rhizosphere manipulations for sustainable plant growth promotion
3. Quorum sensing in plant-microbial interaction
4. Microbial services for the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses in plants
5. Microbial engineering and applications for the up-liftment of agro-environmental system
6. Biofertilizers: a sustainable eco-friendly approach for plant and soil health management
7. Biocontrol: an efficient solution for sustainable agriculture and food production
8. Environmental pollutants and their impact on agriculture and food system (food poisoning and its effect on food safety)
9. Microbial waste management strategies for sustainable environment
10. Involvement of omics approaches during bioremediation of environmental pollutants
11. Microbial enzymes and their application in biotechnology
12. Microbial consortia and their application for environmental sustainability
13. Recent advances on in-silico approaches for the removal of environmental pollutants
14. Environmental deterioration and its effect on human health
15. Microorganism as a source of antimicrobials
16. Nanotechnology and its application in agriculture, environment and human health
17. Recent advances in biofilm formation and their role in environment protection and health
18. Human microbial interaction-microbes in us and their role in human health and disease
19. Antibiotics: action mechanism and modern challenges
20. Drug resistance in pathogenic microbes