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Author:   Tulasi Satyanarayana ,  Subrata Kumar Das ,  Bhavdish Narain Johri
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.967kg
ISBN:  

9789811384899

ISBN 10:   9811384894
Pages:   620
Publication Date:   26 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part 1. Soil and Agroecosystem.- Chapter 1. Cave microbiome for human welfare.- Chapter 2. 2. Diversity of nitrogen fixing symbiotic rhizobia with special reference to Indian Thar Desert.- Chapter 3. Soil microbiota and sustainable Jhum agroecosystem.- Chapter 4. Diversity in Type III secreting systems (T3SS) in Legume-Rhizobial symbiosis.- Chapter 5. Microbe based novel biostimulants for sustainable crop production.- Chapter 6. Ectomycorrhizal diversity and tree sustainability.- Chapter 7. Diversity of AM fungi in relation to sustainable plant production systems.- Chapter 8. Microbial diversity on grapes and other fruits: Role and significance in fermentation.- Chapter 9. Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi for enhanced farm productivity and profitability.- Chapter 10. Bioactive molecules obtained from microbes of the Sundarbans.- Chapter 11. Microbiome engineering in rhizosphere: Potential in improving food security.- Chapter 12. Dynamics of plant-microbiome and its effect on the plant traits.- Part 2. Diversity of Specific microbial Groups.- Chapter 13. Phylogenetic diversity of lichen photobionts, its coevolution with mycobionts, and potential bioprospects.- Chapter 14. Diversity in xylan-degrading prokaryotes and their bioprospects.- Chapter 15. Diversity in cellulose degrading microbes and their cellulases: role in ecosystem sustainability and potential applications.- Chapter 16. New paradigm in degradation of lignocellulosic biomass and discovery of novel microbial strains.- Chapter 17. Secondary metabolism in Trichoderma- chemical and genomic diversity.- Chapter 18. Diversity of chitinase producing bacteria and their possible role in plant pest control.- Chapter 19. Diversity in endophytic microbes and their bioactive compounds.- Chapter 20. Wild edible mushroom of North West Himalaya - their nutritional, neutraceutical and sociobiological Aspects.- Chapter 21. Methanogens for humanwelfare: more boon than bane.- Chapter 22. Genetic diversity in pathogenic yeasts.

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Professor T. Satyanarayana is a Faculty Fellow at the Division of Biological Sciences & Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Saugar University, India, and pursued postdoctoral studies in France. He has over four decades of research and teaching experience, and has received the Association of Microbiologists of India's Dr. G.B. Manjrekar Memorial Award, the Mycological Society of India's Dr. V. Agnihotrudu Memorial Award, and the Biotech Research Society's Malaviya Memorial Award for his valuable contributions. He is a Fellow of NAAS, AMI, BRSI, MSI and Telengana Academy of Sciences and a member of the Editorial Board of several journals. He has also served as reviewer for various respected journals. He has edited several books, published scientific papers, and has three patents to his credit. Dr. Subrata K Das is currently a Scientist F at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Bose Institute, Kolkata and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA. His research interests include geomicrobiology, metagenomics, and archaeal and bacterial origin and adaptation in geothermal springs. He has received the E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India; Prof. KS Bilgrami Memorial Award from the Society for Plant Research, India; Outstanding contribution award from the Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science and is a Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FAScT) and the Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science (FABSc). Professor BN Johri received his PhD from the University of Alberta, and gained postdoctoral experience at Alberta and the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has taught microbiology at Sagar, Bhopal, and Pantnagar. He is a recipient of several awards including INSA Young Scientist, KN Katju and the ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences India, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and National Institute of Ecology. He also received a Life Time Achievement Award from the AMI and Life Time Devotion Award from the Microbiologist Society of India. He has authored over 100 research papers and co-edited five books. He has recently retired after a long stint as Senior Scientist at the National Academy of Sciences at the Department of Biotechnology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal.

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