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Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2

Ecofriendly Tools for Reclamation of Degraded Soil Environs

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Editors:
  1. Gowhar Hamid Dar

    1. Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University, Higher Education Department, Srinagar, India

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  2. Rouf Ahmad Bhat

    1. Division of Environmental Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India

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  3. Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood

    1. Government Degree College, Pulwama, India

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  4. Khalid Rehman Hakeem

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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  • Challenges conventional, environmentally unsustainable, approaches to food crops management
  • Highlights novel, eco-friendly, methodologies to promote plant growth and yields
  • Comprehensive reviews on current holistic approach to sustainable agriculture

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Chemical Fertilizers and Their Impact on Soil Health

    • Heena Nisar Pahalvi, Lone Rafiya, Sumaira Rashid, Bisma Nisar, Azra N. Kamili
    Pages 1-20

  3. Microbial Bioremediation of Pesticides/Herbicides in Soil

    • Mohammad Saleem Wani, Younas Rasheed Tantray, Nazir Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Irfan Dar, Tawseef Ahmad
    Pages 21-60

  4. Pollution Cleaning Up Techniques

    • Baba Uqab, Jeelani Gousia, Syeed Mudasir, Shah Ishfaq
    Pages 61-75

  5. Role of Mushrooms in the Bioremediation of Soil

    • Nazir Ahmad Malik, Jitender Kumar, Mohammad Saleem Wani, Younas Rasheed Tantray, Tawseef Ahmad
    Pages 77-102

  6. Microbial Degradation of Organic Constituents for Sustainable Development

    • Zeenat Mushtaq, Humira Mushtaq, Shahla Faizan, Manzoor Ahmad Parray
    Pages 103-117

  7. Traditional Farming Practices and Its Consequences

    • H. Hamadani, S. Mudasir Rashid, J. D. Parrah, A. A. Khan, K. A. Dar, A. A. Ganie et al.
    Pages 119-128

  8. Soil Organic Matter and Its Impact on Soil Properties and Nutrient Status

    • Owais Bashir, Tahir Ali, Zahoor Ahmad Baba, G. H. Rather, S. A. Bangroo, Sofi Danish Mukhtar et al.
    Pages 129-159

  9. Sustainable Agricultural Practices

    • S. J. A. Bhat, Syed Maqbool Geelani, Zulaykha Khurshid Dijoo, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mehraj ud din Khanday
    Pages 161-174

  10. Values of Composting

    • Umair Riaz, Shazia Iqbal, Faizan Rafi, Madiha Batool, Nadia Manzoor, Waqas Ashraf et al.
    Pages 175-193

  11. Introduction to Microbiota and Biofertilizers

    • Bisma Nisar, Sumaira Rashid, Lone Rafiya Majeed, Heena Nisar Pahalvi, Azra N. Kamili
    Pages 195-232

  12. Fungi and Their Potential as Biofertilizers

    • Irfan-ur-Rauf Tak, Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat
    Pages 233-250

  13. Bacillus thuringiensis as a Biofertilizer and Plant Growth Promoter

    • Jorge Delfim, Zulaykha Khurshid Dijoo
    Pages 251-265

  14. Cyanobacteria as Sustainable Microbiome for Agricultural Industries

    • Charu Gupta, Mir Sajad Rabani, Mahendra K. Gupta, Aukib Habib, Anjali Pathak, Shivani Tripathi et al.
    Pages 267-291

  15. Intercropping: A Substitute but Identical of Biofertilizers

    • Muhammad Khashi u Rahman, Zahoor Hussain, Xingang Zhou, Irfan Ali, Fengzhi Wu
    Pages 293-309

  16. Application of Phyllosphere Microbiota as Biofertilizers

    • Iqra Bashir, Rezwana Assad, Aadil Farooq War, Iflah Rafiq, Irshad Ahmad Sofi, Zafar Ahmad Reshi et al.
    Pages 311-327

  17. Biofertilizers: A Viable Tool for Future Organic Agriculture

    • Umair Riaz, Ghulam Murtaza, Ayesha Abdul Qadir, Faizan Rafi, Muhammad Akram Qazi, Shahid Javid et al.
    Pages 329-340

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 341-350
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About this book

The dependence of present farming on artificial input of “chemical fertilizers” has caused numerous ecological tribulations associated with global warming and soil contamination. Moreover, there is an essential requirement for realistic agricultural practices on a comprehensive level. Accordingly, biofertilizers including microbes have been recommended as feasible environmentally sound solutions for agricultural practices which not only are natural, and cost-effective but also preserve soil environs and important biota of agricultural land. In addition, it enhances the nutrient quantity of soils organically. Microbial biofertilizers promote plant growth by escalating proficient absorption of nutrients for the plants and by providing an excellent disease-fighting mechanism.Agriculture, the backbone of human sustenance, has been put under tremendous pressure by the ever-increasing human population. Although various modern agro-techniques boosted agricultural production, the excessive useof synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides have proven extremely detrimental to agriculture as well as to the environment in which it is carried out. Besides this some faulty agricultural practices like monoculture and defective irrigation, further complicate the scenario by eliminating biodiversity, increasing the efflux of nutrients into the water bodies, the formation of algal blooms, eutrophication, damaging the water quality and lowering fish stocks.

Biofertilizers are the organic compounds applied to crops for their sustainable growth and the sustainability of the environment as the microbiota associated with biofertilizers interact with the soil, roots and seeds to enhance soil fertility. Application of biofertilizers results in the increased mineral and water uptake, root development, vegetative growth and nitrogen fixation besides liberating growth-promoting substances and minerals that help the maintenance of soil fertility. They further act as antagonists and play a pivotal role in neutralising soil-borne plant pathogens and thus, help in the bio-control of diseases. Application of biofertilizers instead of synthetic fertilizers could be a promising technique to raise agricultural productivity without degrading environmental quality.

The present book focuses on the latest research approaches and updates from the microbiota and their applications in the agriculture industry. We believe this book addresses various challenges and shed lights on the possible future of the sustainable agricultural system.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University, Higher Education Department, Srinagar, India

    Gowhar Hamid Dar

  • Division of Environmental Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India

    Rouf Ahmad Bhat

  • Government Degree College, Pulwama, India

    Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood

  • Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

About the editors

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2011. Dr. Hakeem has worked as Post Doctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Prof.) from 2013-2016 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His specialty is Plant Eco-Physiology, Molecular biology, Plant-Microbe-soil interactions, Medicinal plant research and Environmental Sciences and so far has edited and authored more than 25 books with Springer International, Academic Press, etc. He has also to his credit more than 110 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 40 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. Dr Hakeem is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships.

Dr Gowhar Hamid Dar is an Assistant Professor at Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, India.  He has been working on the Isolation, Identification and Characterization of microbes for the last several years so to understand their behavioural aspects and to evaluate their industrial, economic aspects and their impact on our life. He has also published many research articles in reputed, referred international and national journals. Further he is involved in the teaching of post-graduate students of Environmental Science and in the teaching of Undergraduate course in Environment and Water Management at SP College campus of Cluster University Srinagar.



Dr Rouf Ahmad Bhat completed his PhD in Environmental Science (specialization: environmental microbiology) from the University of Kashmir, Srinagar under the able guidance of Prof. Azra N, Kamili and Prof. Bashir A. Ganai. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor (Environmental Science) at the Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar.


Dr. Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood is an Assistant Professor in the discipline of Environmental Sciences, Sri Pratap College campus, Cluster University Srinagar, 190001. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in international journals. His current research focuses on the effect of spatio-temporal dynamics of heavy metal contamination on fishes in an urban Himalayan Lake with particular reference to the endemic fish Shizothorax niger.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2

  • Book Subtitle: Ecofriendly Tools for Reclamation of Degraded Soil Environs

  • Editors: Gowhar Hamid Dar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61010-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61009-8Published: 01 April 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61012-8Published: 02 April 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61010-4Published: 31 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 350

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 167 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Ecology, Agriculture, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

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