Biofertilizers Technology for Rice Based Cropping System/S. Kannaiyan, K. Kumar and K. Govindarajan. Jodhpur, Scientific, 2004, xviii, 450 p., ISBN 81-7233-359-5.

    Contents: Preface. I. Cyanobacterial biofertilizer: 1. Biological fertilizers for sustainable production in rice based cropping system/S. Kannaiyan. 2. Recent phycotechnological advances concerning bio-N fertilization of rice/A. Vaishampayan. 3. Certain recent developments in using cyanobacterial biofertilizers/V. Gayathri, S.R. Murugesan, G. Selvi and N. Anand. 4. Cyanobacterial biofertilizer technology/B.D. Kaushik. 5. Growth response and nitrogen fixation of rice field cyanobacteria to pesticides/J.K. Sahu and S.P. Adhikary. 6. Growth, nitrogen fixation and extracellular amino acids of cyanobacteria from rice fields at different temperatures/H. Nayak and 
S.P. Adhikary. 7. Effect of phyto-extracts harbouring insecticidal property on growth and nitrogen fixation of cyanobacteria/M.N. Jha, A.N. Prasad and S.K. Mishra. 8. Effect of physico-chemical parameters on akinete differentiation and germination and its application in biomass production in Anabaena sp./M.K. Shivaprakash, Vidya Kulkarni and Binu Koshy. 9. Cyanobacterial biofertilizers for problem soils/G. Gopalaswamy. 10. Assessment of growth and biomass production by cyanobacteria isolated from different soil environments/G. Selvakumar, G. Gopalaswamy and S. Kannaiyan. 11. Characterisation of potential cyanobacterial strains for biofertilizer and their effect on paddy/Chhaya D. Saboji and G.S. Geeta. 12. Potential of coir waste based BGA fertilizer for paddy cultivation/P. Malliga. 13. A new approach for inoculating cyanobacteria for rice cultivated in sodic soils/P. Pandiyarajan and P. Nagarajan. II. Azolla Biofertilizer: 14. Mineralization pattern of nitrogen fixing green manures Sesbania rostrata and Azolla microphylla in wetland rice soil ecosystem and their effect on rice/S. Sundaravarathan and S. Kannaiyan. 15. Estimation of biological nitrogen fixation by ¹⁵N isotope technique/K. Arulmozhiselvan. 16. Effect on biofertilizers with graded levels of nitrogen on lowland rice and its carryover effect on succeeding crop of rapeseed/L.N. Singh. 17. Effect of integrated nutrient management in rice--wheat cropping system in western Maharashtra/S.G. Gholve, S.K. Kamble and S.N. Shinde. 18. Impact of Azolla biofertilizer on rice yield in Hirakud command areas of Orissa/K.C. Samal. 19. Effect of Azolla biofertilizer on the growth and yield of rice in coastal Karnataka/N.A. Janardhana Gowda, A.S. Kumaraswamy, T.R. Guruprasad and P.S. Herle. 20. Performance of cyanobacterial and Azolla bioinoculants in rice in Coimbatore and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu/P. Yasotha, K. Kumar and S. Kannaiyan. 21. A new method for intercropping of Azolla in coconut gardens/R. Venkitaswamy. 22. Azolla - a sustainable feed substitute for livestock with special emphasis on silpauline based production and feeding technique/P. Kamalasanan Pillai, S. Rajamony and S. Premalatha. III. Azospirillum biofertilizer: 23. Studies on Azospirillum associated with rice varieties/K. Govindarajan and K. Kavitha. 24. Effect of Azospirillum inoculation on rice grown in acidic soils of Kerala/M. Govindan and C.K. Yamini Varma. 25. Azospirillum - a biofertilizer for rainfed transplanted rice/K. Manjappa. 26. Response of winter rice (Rabi) to inorganics and biofertilizers applications/P.M. Shanmugam, A. Balasubramanian and P.C. Prabu. IV. Rhizobium biofertilizer: 27. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes associated with rice cropping systems/J. Prabakaran and M. Rangarajan. 28. Induction of desiccation tolerance in greengram rhizobia/K. Kumutha, J. Sempavalan and K. Vijila. 29. Formulation of stress tolerant bio-inoculants for rainfed cropping system/S.B. Gupta, K. Tedia, A. Singh, Anurag, N. Lakpale, Anjali Pal and P.K. Chhonkar. 30. Field evaluation of liquid and carrier based rhizobial inoculants in redgram/S. Gunasekaran, D. Balachandar and K. Mohana Sundaram. 31. Studies on synergism between Rhizobium, Plant Growth Promoting Rhozobacteria (PGPR) and phosphate solubilizing bacteria in blackgram/S. Gunasekaran, D. Balachandar and K. Mohana Sundaram. V. Endophytic diazotrophs: 32. Harnessing stem nodule nitrogen fixing system for lowland rice/M.D. Sundaram. 33. Induction of lateral rootlet formation, systemic translocation and endophytic colonization of Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS 571-IK-SK-M₄ by its combined inoculation with agrobacterium rhizogenes/I. Kannan and S. Kannaiyan. 34. Effect of seed inoculation of Azorhizobium caulinodans, Azospirillum brasilense and Pseudomonas fluorescens on their survival in the spermosphere and rhizosphere of cereal crops/K. Amutha and S. Kannaiyan. 35. Induction of nodulation in rice using Azorhizobium caulinodans under pot cultures conditions/K. Amutha and S. Kannaiyan. 36. Endophytic nitrogen fixation by Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus in sugarcane/M. Thangaraju. 37. Occurrence of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria in tropical plants/M. Madhaiyan, Sp. Sundaram and S. Kannaiyan. 38. Studies on pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria on Glycine max/M. Madhaiyan, Sp. Sundaram and S. Kannaiyan. 39. Effect of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacterial isolates on the cotton seed quality/M. Madhaiyan, Sp. Sundaram and S. Kannaiyan. VI. Microbial solubilization and mobilization of nutrients: 40. A new mixed bioinoculum - 'azophos'/K. Premalatha, P. Subramanian and S. Anthoni Raj. 41. Soil solution phosphorus status and mycorrhizal inoculation efficiency of selected tropical grain legumes in an alfisol/D. Pragatheswari, A. Manjunath, M. Madhaiyan and K. Kumutha. 42. Effect of inoculation with Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) fungus (Glomus mosseae) on selected tropical grain legumes/D. Pragatheswari, A. Manjunath and M. Madhaiyan. 43. Screening of AM fungi for efficiency on growth and biochemical constituents of mulberry/K. Kumutha, Sp. Sundaram, J. Sempavalan and P. Santhanakrishnan. 44. Effect of insoluble phosphate and dual inoculation on soybean/K. Kumutha, J. Sempavalan and P. Santhanakrishnan. 45. Development of pellet formulation of Sulphur Oxidizing Bacterium (SOB) for groundnut/R. Anandham and R. Sridar. 46. Use of sulphur bacteria for increased yield and oil content of groundnut/R. Anandham and R. Sridar. 47. Solubilization of silicate and concurrent release of phosphorus and potassium in rice ecosystem/S. Anthoni Raj. 48. Isolation and characterization of Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) from paddy soil/V.S. Saravanan and S. Anthoni Raj. VII. Other bioinoculants: 49. Cloning of new Bacillus thuringiensis genes for management of rice pests/V. Udayasuriyan, K. Lenin, M. Asia Mariam and M. Bharathi. 50. Studies on the effect of Fusarium culture filtrate on paddy seedling development/K. Jeyaram, K. Govindarajan and S. Kannaiyan. VIII. Quality control of biofertilizers: 51. Quality control and constraints in biofertilizer production technology/D.J. Bagyaraj. 52. Current advances in production and quality control of rice based biofertiliser/R.N. Bisoyi. 53. Importance of quality control in biofertilizers/M. Thangaraju. 54. Molecular techniques for checking genetic purity of strains in the cyanobacterial inoculum/K. Kumar. 55. Evaluation of nitrogen fixing potential, ammonia excretion and protein content of the cyanobacterial isolates under laboratory conditions for developing quality control standards for cyanobacterial biofertilizers/B. Jeberlin Prabina, K. Kumar and S. Kannaiyan. 56. Growth pattern and chlorophyll content of the cyanobacterial strains for their utilization in the quality control of cyanobacterial biofertilizers/B. Jeberlin Prabina, K. Kumar and S. Kannaiyan.

    "Rice based cropping system is the major cropping system practised in India which includes the rotation of crops involving rice, pulses, oil seeds, cotton, sugar cane, green manures etc. The rice based cropping system offers lot of scope for the effective utilization of a wide range of biofertilizers such as Azolla, BGA, Azospirillum, Rhizobium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and other heterotrophic N₂ fixing bacteria which help to increase the yield by reducing the cost of cultivation. It thus has dual advantages of being sustainable without endangering the environment and being highly cost effective.

    "This book 'Biofertilizers Technology for Rice Based Cropping System' deals with the current developments in the basic and applied aspects of biofertilizers used in the rice based cropping including the novel endophytic diazotrophs viz., Azorhizobium coulinodans, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFM) etc. The role of P, Zn and Si solubilizers in the nutrient dynamics of the rice ecosystem has also been covered. The strategies for production and distribution of quality inoculants for rice based cropping system has been given due importance with a focus on the molecular approaches for rapid and reliable quality control of biofertilizers. This book can be considered as a monograph on the usage of biofertilizers in rice based cropping system. It will be very useful for the scientists, researchers, students and extension workers involved in the management of crops in rice based cropping system."

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