Contents: Preface. 1. Biofertilizers-potentials and constraints/S.K. Gosal, R.P. Gupta, M.S. Pandher and Anu Kalia. 2. Chickpea: microbiology and nitrogen fixation/R.P. Pareek and R. Chandra. 3. Defined strain concentrated starter -- revolution in Dahi manufacture/Rashmi Pattnaik and Priyabrata Pattnaik. 4. Perspective in biogas production: a renewable energy source/B.L. Chaudhary and Nafisa Ali. 5. Bacillus spp. as biological control agents of plant diseases/V.K. Girija and K.N. Anith. 6. Microbial control of insect-pests of crops/Hirak Chatterjee. 7. Disease suppressive mechanisms of plant growth- promoting Rhizobacteria: recent perspectives/B.K. Sarma and U.P. Singh. 8. Emerging trends in food borne diseases/Sandeep Mudgil, Sunita Bansal, Moushumi Ghosh and Abhijit Ganguli. 9. Microbiological quality of Kinnow-Mandarins and carrots used for preparation of fresh-squeezed street vended carrot and Kinnow Juices/Sandeep Mudgil, Abhijit Ganguli, and Moushumi Ghosh. 10. Application of Serological techniques in Rhizobial ecology/Md. Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi and Bala D. Lakhchaura. 11. DNA-Fingerprinting techniques for identification and characterization of bacteria/Pooja Sachdeva and J.S. Virdi. 12. Microbial production of Thermostable α-Amylase/Raj Narayan Roy and Sukanta Kumar Sen. 13. Probiotics: a natural way for healthiness/Gunjan Goel, Ashwani Kumari and Smita Singh. 14. Application of VA Mycorrhizal technology for floriculture/Sudhir Chandra, Nidhi Srivastava and Harbans Kaur Kehri. 15. Managing fungal Phytopathogens with plant products: an overview/T. Ganesan and K. Nirmal Kumar. 16. Mycorrhizae and their role in agriculture and forestry/Dushyent Gehlot and P. Bhattacharyya. 17. A new method of weed control: a critical review/S.A. Salgare. 18. Molecular systematics of Rhizobia: a review/Anju Keshawat and V.M. Rao. 19. Associative effect of N2 Fixing and phosphate solubilizing microorganism and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza on growth, yield and nutrient uptake in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)/Almas Zaidi and Md. Saghir Khan. 20. Bio pesticides -- tool for biocontrol of various fungal diseases of plants/P.C. Trivedi, Seema Choudhary and Garima Gupta. 21. Subject Index.
"Microbes provide us the basic tool for understanding metabolism, growth, reproduction processes, which are very difficult to study in higher plants. Microorganisms have also emerged as a new source of products and processes for the benefit of society. Micro-organisms are capable of producing a great variety of substances that have commercial value. The ability to genetically engineer microorganisms for specific purposes has created a new field of applied microbiology.
Present book "Applied Microbiology" incorporate 20 articles on different areas of microbiology including agriculture, industry, medical science, bioremediation and molecular aspects. The book contains articles on biofertilizer; Mesorhizobium symbiosis; biogas production and revolution in Dahi manufacture. Chapters on biological control agents of plant diseases; microbial control of insect pests of crops and disease suppressive mechanisms of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria provide exhaustive information on the subject. Biotechnological study including application of serological techniques for identification and characterization of bacteria; Probiotics : a natural way of healthiness have added value to the book. Articles on Mycorrhiza and their role in agriculture and forestry; Application of VAM Technology for floriculture; Effect of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms and AM on growth and yield provide excellent information on the applied value of AM Fungi. Book also includes articles on molecular systematics of Rhizobium; management of diseases by plant products and microorganisms and on microbial production of Thermostable amylase.
This book will be useful to researchers, teachers and students of microbiology, biotechnology, botany, agriculture and zoology and for the industry people at large." (jacket)
