Microbial Diversity and Functions
Contents: Preface. 1. Microbial bio-diversity evolution and conservation: major concerns and missing links/H.N. Gour, S.M. Paul Khurana and K. Joshi. 2. Soil organisms: key factor to plant and soil health/Raghvendra Pratap Narayana and Pallavi Rai. 3. Taxonomy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with special reference to glomus species/Ashok Aggarwal, Anju Tanwar, Neetu and R.S. Mehrotra. 4. Diversity of PGPR microbes in pesticides degradation/V.C. Khilare, S.N. Kanade, A.B. Ade and L.V. Gangawane. 5. Application of state of the art microbial biotechnology coupled with phycoremedial measures for the treatment of secondary liquid effluents of a gelatine manufacturing industry/Sudhir D. Ghatnekar and Santosh M. Sharma. 6. Biodiversity in mycotoxigenic fungi/S.M. Reddy, S. Girisham and V. Koteswara Rao. 7. Diversity of nematodes and their problems in agroecosystem/S.P. Tiwari and M.N. Khare. 8. Potentials of trichoderma as biocontrol agent its ecology and biodiversity/D.K. Agarwal and R.K. Sharma. 9. Litter decomposition in tropical humid forest/Pranita Borah and G.D. Sharma. 10. Microbes and green technology: soil plant microbe interaction perspective/Jamaluddin and Anuj Kumar Singh. 11. Mangrove ecosystem: a marine resource for useful microorganisms/Nibha Gupta, Uday Chand Basak and Ajay Kumar Mohapatra. 12. Fungi of Indoor environment a qualitative study/Deepmala Pandey and Nisha Misra. 13. Rhizosphere biotechnology: strategies for biocontrol of aflatoxin production in maize crop/A.K. Roy, N.L. Mandal and S.Roy. 14. Algal component in lichen formation: a review/Navneet Kaur and M.P. Sharma. 15. Mycorrhizal diversity in different ecosystems/R.S. Upadhyay, R. Raghuwanshi and Akhilesh Kumar. 16. Biodegradation of green manure by soil mycoflora/Asha Sinha and Manisha Srivastava. 17. Relationship of soil nutrients with plant Pathogens and diseases caused by them/M.N. Khare. 18. Mycorrhizal symbiosis: a new dimension for agriculture and environmental development to improve production in sustainable manner/Kamal Prasad and A.K. Pandey. 19. Botanical pesticides an eco-chemical natural alternatives/N.K. Dubey, Ravindra Shukla, Priyanka Singh, Archana Singh and Bhanu Prakash. 20. Chemistry and fluorescent behaviour of some lichens from Garhwal Himalaya/M.P. Sharma and Amit Jakhal. 21. Candida albicans diversity identification genome and its life cycle/Kamal Rai Aneja, Chetan Sharma, Ashish Aneja and Parveen Surain. 22. Arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungi in agroforestry systems/Ashok Shukla, Deepak Vyas and Anuradha Jha. 23. Diversity of AM Fungi in rhizosphere of tree species of Indian Thar Desert/Nishi Mathur, Mehboob Chouhan, Mohnish Vyas, Shilpa Yadav Minal Tamboli and Anil Vyas. 24. Extremophiles: the enigmatic life/Shagun Sharma and Rohit Sharma. 25. Innovative package of microbes and fly ash for the reclamation of salt affected soils/Rollie Varma and Avinash Pratap Singh. 26. Taxonomic diversity of AM fungi in alkaline soils of upper Gangetic plains of Allahabad/Varun Khare and Pooja Rai. 27. Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as biocontrol agents/C. Manoharachary and K.V.B.R. Tilak. 28. Soil microbial diversity in natural and man made forage Ecosystems/Pradeep Saxena, Diwakar Bahukhandi and Sharmila Roy. 29. Phycotoxins/Richa Tandon, V.K. Dwivedi and G.L. Tiwari. 30. AM Fungi: importance nursery inoculation and performance after out planting/D.J. Bagyaraj and H.K. Kehri. 31. Use of ectomycorrhizal technology in reclamation and reforestration of degraded land/Bendangmenia, T. Ajungla, N.S. Jamir and G.D. Sharma.
Since their very first appearance on this planet the micro organisms have benefited our society in many ways. They are supposed to be the simplest but most versatile and talented products of evolution. They thrive in habitats extremely hostile to human life and are infinitely more skilled than any human chemist in their synthetic activities. Their rich diversity and their functional aspects make them indispensable components of our ecosystems.
This book has been published on the eve of 75th Birth Day of Prof. Sudhir Chandra. Former Head and Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, who is well known for his concern to the microbes and made significant contributions in exploring their beneficial activities in different ecosystems.
The book contains 31 articles written by distinguished scientists of the country having expertise in dealing with the microbes and exploiting their potential for the benefits of mankind. The articles included in the book are thought provocating and deals with:
The topics of Taxonomy, diversity and applications of VAM fungi in different ecosystems.
Applications of microbial technology for treatment of effluents of a Gelatine Factory, biodiversity of mycotoxigenic fungi and trichoderma.
Useful microbes of mangrove ecosystem extremophiles PGPRs phytotoxins litter decomposition, biopesticides, botanical pesticides, biofertilizers and so many others including major concerns about the evolution and conservation of microbial biodiversity.
All the articles written by the authors are original timely and appropriate.
