BookReeta Goel, Ravindra Soni, Deep Chandra, editors.
Summary: The book explores the challenges and opportunities associated with high-altitude agro-ecosystems and the factors that influence them. It discusses the various indigenous agricultural practices and approaches, as well as the microbiology of mountain & hill agro-ecosystems, providing a comprehensive overview of the various factors that control the microbiome at high altitudes. The contributions examine microbiological advances, such as use of "omics" technologies for hill agriculture and environmental sustainability, and explore the use of nanotechnology for agricultural and environmental sustainability at higher altitudes. The book also describes various aspects of low-temperature microbiology in the context of high-altitude farming and environmental sustainability.
Contents:
High altitude agro-ecosystems : challenges and opportunities / Anil Kumar Shankhwar, Prashansa Tamta, Rashmi Paliwal, R. K. Srivastava
An overview of Indian agriculture with focus on challenges and opportunities in north east / Sachin Kumar Vaid
Sari system : a traditional cropping pattern of the Uttarakhand Himalaya / Satish Chandra, Dinesh Chandra, Rajkumar Pandey, Arun Kumar Khajuria, Vivek Kumar, Pankaj Bhatt
Factors influencing soil ecosystem and agricultural productivity at higher altitudes / Narendra Kumar, Amit Kumar, Neha Jeena, Ranjeet Singh, Hukum Singh
Traditional farming systems and agro-biodiversity in eastern Himalaya region of India / Krishna Giri, Gaurav Mishra, Monica Rawat, Shailesh Pandey, Rajarishi Bhattacharyya, Nabajyoti Bora et al.
Indigenous agricultural practices : a supreme key to maintaining biodiversity / Ishwar Prakash Sharma, Chandra Kanta, Tripuresh Dwivedi, Ranjana Rani
Management of biotic and abiotic stress affecting agricultural productivity using beneficial microorganisms isolated from higher altitude agro-ecosystems : a remedy for sustainable agriculture / Yogeshvari K. Jhala, Deepak G. Panpatte, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Rajababu V. Vyas, Harsha N. Shelat
Microbial diversity in north western Himalayan agroecosystems : functions and applications / Vandana Jaggi, N. T. Brindhaa, Manvika Sahgal
Biodiversity of microbial community : association with sustainable hill agroecosystems / Harshita Negi, Anju Rani, Samiksha Joshi, Pradeep Kumar Sharma
Soil microbiota : a key bioagent for revitalization of soil health in hilly regions / Amir Khan, Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay, Manisha Panwar, Ajay Veer Singh
Characteristics of microbial community and enzyme activities in higher altitude regions / Vikas Sharma, Digvijay Dahiya, D. Vasanth Preservation of fungal culture with special reference to mineral oil preservation / Pooja Kannojia, Abhijeet S. Kashyap, Nazia Manzar, Divya Srivastava, Udai B. Singh, Sushil K. Sharma et al.
Applications of advanced omics technology for harnessing the high altitude agriculture production / Apoorv Tiwari, Gohar Taj
Nanotechnology for agriculture and environmental sustainability at higher altitudes / Mamta Bisht, Deepika Rajwar, M. Raju. Psychrotolerant microbes : characterization, conservation, strain improvements, mass production, and commercialization / Pankaj K. Mishra, Samiksha Joshi, Saurabh Gangola, Priyanka Khati, J. K. Bisht, A. Pattanayak
Understanding cold-adapted plant growth-promoting microorganisms from high-altitude ecosystems / Himani Singh, Nupur Sinha, Prachi Bhargava
Microbes for cold stress resistance in plants : mechanism, opportunities, and challenges / Prity Kushwaha, Prem Lal Kashyap, Pandiyan Kuppusamy
Nutrient cycling at higher altitudes / Saranya Packialakshmi Jeyakumar, Biplab Dash, Anup Kumar Singh, Deep Chandra Suyal, Ravindra Soni
Assessment of genes and enzymes of microorganisms of high altitudes and their application in agriculture / Geeta Bhandari, Niki Nautiyal, Mukund Sharma
Microbiological advances in bioactives from high altitude / Suresh Chandra Phulara, Nazia Ahmad, Bidyut Mazumdar, Vikrant Singh Rajput
Bioprospecting of endophytic microbes from higher altitude plants : recent advances and their biotechnological applications Vinay Kumar, Lata Jain, Ravindra Soni, Pankaj Kaushal, Reeta Goel
Biosensor : a boon for heavy metals detection in natural water reservoirs at higher altitudes / Shraddha Chauhan, Lata Sheo Bachan Upadhyay
Frankia : a promising N-fixing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improved drought tolerance in crops at higher altitude / Sanjay Mohan Gupta, Kamal Kumar, Rajat Kumar Joshi, Supriya Gupta, Madhu Bala