Agriculture & farming

Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture,Horticulture and Forestry

by D. Joseph Bagyara

Description

The umbrella of microbial biotechnology in agriculture covers numerous scientific activities, ranging from production of biofertilizers to that of microbial pesticides; from biological nitrogen fixation to ligno-cellulose degradation; from production of biomass and bio-fuels to transgenic plants.

The object of this book is to cover comprehensively different groups of microorganisms used for sustained productivity of plants important in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

readers may appreciate the potential and fascination of biotechnological approaches used for utilizing microorganisms in sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The book is a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the subject.

The book will be useful to students, teachers and researchers interested in microbiology, biotechnology, natural resource management, organic farming and sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

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Author Biography

D. Joseph Bagyaraj: Formerly, Professor & Head, (Department of Agricultural Microbiology), ICAR Emeritus Scientist & NASI Senior Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint NIPA, New Delhi, India / NIPA
  • Publication Date January 2011
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9789380235820
  • Publication Country or regionIndia
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 140.86 USD
  • Pages322
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleEnglish
  • Original Language AuthorsEnglish
  • Edition1st
  • Copyright Year2011
  • Dimensions229 x 152 mm

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