BookVivek Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Ram Prasad, editors.
Summary: This book offers present-day retrospectives and future perspectives on 'phytobiont' studies in the context of phyto-micro restitution, filling some of the information gaps in this promising research field. It discusses several ecosystem restitution strategies using dissimilar groups of microbes alone or in association with plants, as well as advances in metagenomics technology for studying in situ micro and macro communities in contaminated soil. It addresses topics such as the status quo, and the perspectives of microbial researchers and scientists, foresters, students, environmentalists, agriculturists and professional engineers. The rising pollution levels caused by xenobiotics is one of the biggest problems of our times, and as such the book comprehensively elaborates the latest research in this field and describes how the issue can be tackled using micro-organisms.
Contents:
Intro; Contents; About the Editors;
1: Nanobiotechnology Approaches for Crop Protection; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Nanoparticles Against Pathogens; 1.3 Nanoparticles for Plant Disease Suppression; 1.4 Nano-encapsulated Phytoextracts for the Control of Pest; 1.5 Nanoparticles in Bioremediation; 1.6 Nanosystems in Biofertilizers; 1.7 Conclusions; References;
2: Roles of Plants and Bacteria in Bioremediation of Petroleum in Contaminated Soils; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fate of Petroleum in Soil; 2.3 Use Bacteria in Bioremediation; 2.3.1 Thermophilic Bacteria; 2.3.2 Bacterial Populations 2.3.3 Bioaugmentation2.3.4 Effects of Abiotic Factors; 2.3.4.1 Temperature; 2.3.4.2 pH; 2.3.4.3 Other Factors; 2.3.5 Genetic Engineering; 2.3.6 Tracking GMB; 2.4 Phytoremediation: Role of Plants; 2.4.1 The Rhizosphere; 2.4.2 Potential Use of Plants; 2.4.3 Plant-Bacteria Interactions; 2.4.4 Limitations of Petroleum Phytoremediation; 2.5 Conclusion; References;
3: Recent Advances in Microbial Remediation of Textile Azo Dyes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Toxicity of Azo Dyes; 3.3 Biodegradation Azo Dyes; 3.3.1 Reduction of Azo Dye; 3.3.2 Degradation of Aromatic Amines; 3.3.3 Decolourisation 3.4 Congo Red, Bordeaux, Ranocid Fast Blue and Blue3.4.1 Reactive Red Black 5, Reactive Orange 16, Disperse Red 78 and Direct Red 81; 3.4.2 Reactive Black-B; 3.4.3 Reactive Blue 160; 3.4.4 C.I. Remazol Red; 3.4.5 Acid Maroon V; 3.4.6 Red 3BN; 3.4.7 Reactive Violet 5R; 3.4.8 Methyl Red; 3.4.9 Acid Orange 10; 3.4.10 Hexavalent Chromium and Reactive Black-5; 3.4.11 Metanil Yellow; 3.4.12 Remazol Black-B; 3.4.13 Scarlet R; 3.4.14 Reactive Yellow 107, Reactive Red 198, Reactive Black-5 and Direct Blue 71; 3.5 Conclusion and Future Prospective; References 4.11 Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Phytopathogens4.12 Plant-Microbe Interactions for Enhanced Phytoremediation of Contaminants; 4.12.1 Organic Acids; 4.12.2 Biosurfactants; 4.12.3 Bioaccumulation/Biosorption; 4.12.4 Bioexclusion; 4.12.5 Bioleaching; 4.12.6 Oxidation and Reduction of Metals; 4.13 Conclusion; References;
5: Phytoremediation for the Elimination of Metals, Pesticides, PAHs, and Other Pollutants from Wastewater and Soil; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Phytoremediation of Soil; 5.3 Soil Phytoremediation Process; 5.3.1 Phytostimulation (Biodegradation of Enhanced Rhizosphere)
4: Application of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Contaminated Agroecosystem Management4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interactions; 4.3 Harmful Plant-Microbe Interactions; 4.4 The Role of Plant Signal Molecules in Plant-Microbe Interactions; 4.5 Role of Microbial Signal Molecules in Plant-Microbe Interactions; 4.6 Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Signals; 4.7 Management of Contaminants in Agroecosystem; 4.8 Advances in Microbial Bioremediation; 4.9 Advances in Phytoremediation; 4.10 Relevance of Plant-Microbe Interactions to Agroecosystem