Soil and Applied Microbiology
by Ramya, V Ponvizhi
ISBN: 9789389605358
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Imprint : Associated Publishing Company
Year : 2020
Price : Rs. 7995.00
Biblio : viii+230p
Author Profile
Dr. V. Ponvizhi Ramya has completed her graduation from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 2009. She has done her M.Sc. and Ph.D programme in Agricultural Microbiology from the same University. She has received a National Award from ICAR and NAIP for her innovative idea in her Doctoral research. She has published many research articles in reputed journals. Currently she is working as Assistant Professor in Agricultural Microbiology at Thanthai Roever Institute of Agriculture and Rural Develop
About The Book
In the present book "Soil and Applied Microbiology" subject matter has been presented through nineteen chapters and four units. The first unit soil microbiology briefly explains introduction to soil microbiology, history and development of soil microbiology, distribution and importance of microorganisms, diversity of uncultivable microorganism – metagenomic approach, rhizosphere and its importance, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, plant – microbe interactions and bio-geochemical cycling. T
Table of Contents
Preface v
Unit - I: Soil Microbiology
1. Introduction to Soil Microbiology 3
2. History and Development of Soil Microbiology 10
3. Distribution and Importance of Microorganisms 18
4. Diversity of Uncultivable Microorganism – Metagenomic Approach 36
5. Rhizosphere and its Importance 42
6. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) 53
7. Plant – Microbe Interactions 63
8. Bio-Geochemical Cycling 69
Unit - II: Environmental Microbiology
9. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology 115
