Overview
- First comprehensive reference on the use of microbial communities in horticultural practices
- Presents most promising groups of plant-associated microorganisms and their derived biomolecules
- Reviews new developments in this emerging research field from a global perspective
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
​This book provides a comprehensive information on basic and applied concepts of microbesial strategies adopted for the improvement of vegetables grown in various production systems. The beneficial role of soil microbes including plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), nitrogen fixers, and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in the improvement of vegetables grown both in normal and contaminated soils is discussed. The role of PGPR in tomato production is dealt separately. The impact of heavy metals on different vegetables and abatement of metal toxicity following metal tolerant PGPR and their consequential impact on vegetables grown in metal polluted soil is discussed. Moreover, recent advances in the management of vegetable diseases employing PGPR are addressed. This volume is therefore of special interest to both academics, professionals and practitioners working in the field of vegetable farming/horticulture, microbiology and plant protection sciences.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mohammad Saghir Khan, Ph.D. is a Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Khan received his M.Sc. from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and his Ph.D. (Microbiology) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been teaching Microbiology to post-graduate students for the last 20 years and has research experience of 24 years. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Khan is engaged in guiding students for their doctoral degree in Microbiology. He has published over 100 scientific papers including, original research articles, review articles and book chapters in various national and international publication media. Dr. Khan has also edited nine books published by the leading publishers. Dr. Khan is deeply involved in research activities focusing mainly on rhizobiology, microbiology, environmental microbiology especially heavy metals-microbes-legume interaction, bioremediation, pesticide-PGPR-plant interaction, biofertilizers and rhizo-immunology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Strategies for Vegetable Production
Editors: Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Saghir Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54401-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54400-7Published: 26 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85386-4Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54401-4Published: 13 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 226
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology