Yogesh Kumar, R. K. Naresh, P. K. Singh, Mukesh Kumar, S. P. Singh, Deepak Chaudhari, Himanshu Tiwari

Conceptual Agricultural Microbiology (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book integrates microbiology with soil science, chemistry, and ecology to analyse the functions of microorganisms in the soil environment. It covers the status and application of microbiology in modern agriculture and discusses various fundamental allied concepts.

The subject matter in this book also details -

• Microorganism groups
• Industrial Microbiology
• Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• Environmental Microbiology
• Nutritional Media and their Preparations

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040086063
• Artikelnr.: 73440033

Autorenporträt

Yogesh Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He also works as PI "Forecasting Agriculture output using space, Agro meteorology and Land based observation (FASAL)" which is funded by Indian Meteorology Department, Ministry of Earth Science, Government of India.

R.K. Naresh is Professor of Agronomy at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He specializes in Conservation Agriculture, Crop Management and Water Management. He is a recipient of the Manthan Award of the Government of India for developing OSCAR - an online App for weed identification and their management. With NATP and CG, he effectively promoted the adoption of CA practices by farmers across several districts of the Western Uttar Pradesh.

P.K. Singh is Agronomist with specialization in Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Management and Nutrient Cycling at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has also handled Development of Climate Resilient Sustainable Integrated Farming System Model for Optimizing Farm Productivity for western U.P. farmers.

Mukesh Kumar is Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, S V P University of Agriculture and Technology,Uttar Pradesh, India. He specializes in Genetic Engineering for stress management and Plant Tissue Culture. He has submitted more than thirty gene sequences in NCBI and is a Life Member of various societies and organizations.

S. P. Singh is Associate Professor of Soil science and Agricultural Chemistry Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture &Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He specializes in Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management.

Deepak Chaudhari is Soil Testing Analyst in Uttam Sugar Mills Limited, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his B.Sc. Agriculture (Hon.) Degree from Chattrapati Sahu Ji Mahraj University Kanpur and M.Sc. Agriculture (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture And Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Himanshu Tiwari is Ph.D Scholar Department of Agronomy) in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He graduated in Agriculture from Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has also published 1 patent on title 'Liquid Biodegradable Fertilizer Material Made of Biological Components'.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Story of Microbiology
3. About the Microscope
4. Microorganism Groups
5. Bacteria
6. Fungi
7. Algae
8. Protozoa
9. Virus
10. Metabolism of Microbes
11. Microbial Control
12. Concepts of Microbial Genetics
13. Industrial Microbiology
14. Immunology - Host Defense Mechanism
15. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
16. Environmental Microbiology
Practical Part-II
1. Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory and its Equipments
2. Methods of Sterilization
3. Nutritional Media and their Preparations
4. Microscope- Parts, Principles of Microscopy, Resolving Power and
Numerical Aperture
5. Viable Count of Bacterial by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method
6. Viable Count of Fungal in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method
7. Viable Count of Actinomycete in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate
Method
8. Preparation and Sterilization of Media and other Glasswares
9. Study and Isolation of Rhizobium from the Nodules
10. Azotobacter Population in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method
11. Population of Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) in Soil and to Study
their Morphological Characteristics
12. Study the Association between Azolla and Anabaena azollae