Microbial Inoculants: Recent Progress and Applications

In the recent past, beneficial microorganisms have been sustainably used in agriculture as a safe, economic, and effective alternative to chemical fertilizers or pesticides. These beneficial microbes, including bacteria, actinomycetes, and yeast, were efficiently applied in soil, seeds, fruits, or plants as inoculants, to achieve the optimum agricultural yield. An efficient delivery method or enhanced shelf life of microbial inoculants in the soil or seed is still a matter of concern. The response of local genetic or ecological factors, after microbial applications, are also unknown and less studied. Therefore, Microbial Inoculants: Recent Progress and Applications fulfills the need to explore and learn about an efficient delivery mechanism, selection of microbial strain as inoculants, and related technological advances, for the efficient and productive use of microbial inoculants. Moreover, factors like methods of formulation, interaction between host plant and microbe, impact of inoculation on the metabolomics of plants, the effect of microbial inoculants on soil dynamics, proteomics approach of plant-microbe interaction, as well as the registration and regulation process of bio inoculants for commercial production are described in 16 chapters by the leading academicians and researchers from different parts of the world. Sums up the latest approaches and advancements in the field of microbial inoculants in microbial formulations and applications Proofs the potential development and applications of microbial inoculants as an alternative to chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides Shows the impact of microbial inoculants on microbial dynamics, bioavailability, and abiotic stress mitigation Gives insight in emerging challenges with the commercialization of microbial formulations, technology patenting, and legal perspectives INDICE: 1. Microbial inoculants: Recent progress in formulations and methods of application2. Microbial inoculants and their impact on pharmaceutical properties of medicinal plant3. Impact of microbial inoculants on microbial community of agroecosystem4. Harnessing the potential of microbial inoculants as an alternative to chemical fertilizers applications5. Microbial inoculants and their potential application in salinity management6. Metal tolerant microbial inoculants for improved phytoextraction7. Microbial inoculants for sustainable management of plant diseases8. Pesticide tolerant microbial inoculants for phytostabilization9. Seed priming with microbial inoculants for enhanced crop yield10. Organic waste decomposition by microbial inoculants as effective tool for environmental management11. Microbial inoculants for the management of herbicide toxicity in plants12. Immobilization of microbial inoculants for improving soil nutrient bioavailability13. Impact of microbial inoculants on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics14. Challenges associated with production, commercialization and use of bioformulation15. Genetically modified inoculants for sustainable agriculture and industrial applications16. Patenting of Microbial technology for Sustainable Agriculture: Legal Perspective

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99043-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés