Microbes and Environmental Management

Contents: 1. Microalgae and Cyanobacteria Biofuels: A Sustainable Alternate to Crop-based Fuels. 2. In situ Microbial Degradation of PAHs in Soil. 3. Use of Microbes: A Sustainable Approach in Management of Horticultural Crops. 4. Microbes: An Eco-friendly Tools for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters. 5. Organic Pollutants and Pathogenic Bacteria in Tannery Wastewater and Their Removal Strategies. 6. Proteomics: High Throughput Technique in Agriculturally Important Cyanobacteria. 7. Microbial and Enzymatic Activities of Fly Ash Amended Soil. 8. Fungi as Biocontrol Agents in Sustainable Agriculture. 9. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): An Promising Approach for Disease Management. 10. Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants Using Broad Family of Microorganisms: An Advanced Approach. 11. Mechanism and Understanding of PGPR: An Approach for Sustainable Agriculture Under Abiotic Stresses. 12. Microbial Protein: A Valuable Component for Future Food Security. 13. Microbes: A Viable Mean for Wastewater Treatment and Source of Bioenergy. 14. Microbial Mediated Nutrient Management in Agro-Ecosystem. Subject Index.

The major objective of the book-Microbes and Environmental Management is to endow with a rationalized and genuine source of information on varied aspects of microbial mediated environmental services to satisfy the educational needs of broad-spectrum academicians/researchers. The chapters of the book imitate the escalating girth and intensity of information concerning services of microbes in environmental management. The book contains 14 chapters, dealing on various aspects related to microbial mediated environmental management. The book will provide up-to-date information about the application of beneficial microbial bio-agents in the stability and sustainability of agriculture and environment. This book is not intended to serve as encyclopedia/ review of the subject. Nevertheless, the a choice of chapters include both practical and theoretical features and may provide a baseline knowledge genuinely required for future research need, which may be useful for conservation and restoration of degraded agro- and natural ecosystems, crop yield augmentation, bioremediation and sustenance of eco-friendly environment. The future viewers/readers of the book comprise teachers, researchers, post-graduate students and other peoples in sustainable agriculture and environmental development.