Overview
- Detailed account of Bacillus and related species as biocontrol agents
- Discussion of industrial applications
- Overview of genomics and metabolomics studies
Part of the book series: Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting (BAAG)
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Prof M Tofazzal Islam
Professor Islam is a Professor at the Department of Biotechnology Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur, Bangladesh.His broad experience includes molecular plant oomycete interactions, natural products chemistry, applied and environmental microbiology, biotechnology and plant physiology.
Dr. M M Rahaman
Dr. Rahaman is Assistant Professor at West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA. His specialities include plant pest diagnosis, investigation and recommendation of pesticide resistance in pest population and strategies for resistance management, pesticide safety and sustainable crop production.
Prof P Pandey
Professor Pandey is Head of the Department of Microbiology, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. He is specialized in Soil and Environment Microbiology, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) – Bioinoculants, Biocontrol, Rhizoremediation.
Dr. Chaitanya Jha
Dr. Jha is Assistant Professor & Head of the Department of Microbiology, Government Science college, Vankal, Mangrol, India. He is specialized in plant growth.
Dr Abhinav Aeron, Post Doc Fellow, South Korea
Dr Aeron is a Post Doctoral Research Associate (PDF) in the Laboratory for Plant Growth Promotion by Systemic Investigation of Rhizomicrobiome, Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresources Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Iksan-Si, 570-752, Jeollabuk, South Korea.He is specialized in Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), Rhizobial diversity, Biological control of fungi, Bacterial Endophytes as PGP agents, Arabidopsis (Plant)-PGPR(Microbe) interactions, Plant Growth Promoting Fungi (PGPF), Plant-Microbe-Heavy Metal Interactions, Microbial Enzymes, Antimicrobial screening (MIC, Microbial kill kinetics).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology
Editors: M. Tofazzal Islam, Mahfuz Rahman, Piyush Pandey, Chaitanya Kumar Jha, Abhinav Aeron
Series Title: Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44409-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44408-6Published: 13 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83051-3Published: 17 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44409-3Published: 24 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2524-5120
Series E-ISSN: 2524-5139
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 416
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Bacteriology, Agriculture, Plant Biochemistry, Enzymology