NewandFuture DevelopmentsinMicrobial Biotechnologyand Bioengineering
SustainableAgriculture:RevisitingGreen Chemicals
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HARIKESHBAHADURSINGH
DepartmentofBiotechnology,GLAUniversity,Mathura,India
ANUKOOLVAISHNAV
DepartmentofBiotechnology,GLAUniversity,Mathura,India Plant-SoilInteractionGroup,Agroscope(Reckenholz),Zurich, Switzerland
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Preface
1.Alternativestrategiestosyntheticchemicalfertilizers:revitalizationof soilqualityforsustainableagricultureusingorganic-basedapproaches1 WaleedAsghar,MuhittinOnurAkça,HanifeAkça,OmmolbaninJafariTarf, RyotaKataokaandOguzCanTurgay
1.1 Introduction1
1.2 Greenmanurefortherevitalizationofsoilquality2
1.3 Organiccompostfortherevitalizationofsoilquality4
1.4 Biocharfortherevitalizationofsoilquality7
1.4.1 Whatisbiochar?7
1.5 Effectsofbiocharonthenutrientavailabilityinsoil8
1.6 Effectsofbiocharonsoilquality8
1.7 Microbialcarrierofbiochar9
1.8 Useofbiocharforremediationinagriculturalsoils12
1.9 Uncertaintiesofbiochar13
1.10 Futureprospectsofbiocharuseinagriculturalsoils13
1.11 Organo-mineralfertilizers:past,present,andfuture13
1.11.1 Whatisanorgano-mineralfertilizer?13
1.12 Effectsoforgano-mineralfertilizersonsoilproductivity14
1.13 Effectsoforgano-mineralfertilizersonplantgrowthandplantnutrientuseefficiency15
1.14 Roleoforgano-mineralfertilizersinsustainableagriculture16
1.15 Bio-fertilizers17
1.16 Futureperspectivesofbio-fertilizers19
References 20
2.Applicationofbiostimulantstoimproveagronomicandphysiological responsesofplants:areview31
MonirehMonesSardrodi,ZahraBiglariQuchanAtigh,ZahraDehghanian, KhosroBalilashaki,BehnamAsgariLajayerandTessAstatkie
2.1 Introduction31
2.2 Theresponseofplantstobiostimulantelements32
2.3 Biostimulants:definitionsandclassifications34
2.4 Biostimulantorigins35
2.5 Factorsofbiostimulantsongrowth36
2.6 Theefficiencyofbiostimulantsonthechemicalcomposition37
2.7 Biostimulantuseonvegetablecrops39
2.8 Conclusions 40 References 41
3.Greennanotechnology:aparadigm,panaceaandnewperspectivefor sustainableagriculture45
ChandraMuktesh,SinghShiwaniandMishraBhawana
3.1 Introduction45
3.1.1 Background45
3.1.2 Greennanotechnology46
3.1.3 Nanomaterialsornanoparticles48
3.1.4 Briefdescriptionofgreensynthesisofnanomaterialandcharacterization48
3.1.5 Overviewofengineerednanomaterials49
3.1.6 Classificationofnanomaterials54
3.1.7 Factorsaffectingtheeffectofengineerednanomaterials55
3.2 Reviewliteratureandrecentdevelopments56
3.2.1 Occurrenceofnanomaterialinalivingsystem56
3.2.2 Occurrenceofnanomaterialintheagriculturesystem56
3.2.3 Uptakeandtranslocationmechanismofnanoparticlesinplants57
3.2.4 Phytotoxicityofengineerednanomaterials59
3.2.5 Greennanotechnologyapproachforsustainableagriculture59
3.2.6 Greennanotechnologyapproachesinothersectors69
3.3 Conclusionandfutureprospects71 References 72
4.Feasibilityandchallengesofbiopesticidesapplication83
AlaaElDinMahmoud,ManalFawzyandMohamedHosny
4.1 Introduction83
4.2 Biopesticides84
4.2.1 Microbialbiopesticides85
4.2.2 Plant-incorporatedprotectants87
4.2.3 Biochemicalpesticides87
4.3 Meritsanddisadvantagesofbiopesticides87
4.4 Roleofbiopesticides88
4.5 Applicationofbiopesticides88
4.6 Commercializationofbiopesticides92
4.7 Conclusionandrecommendations93
References 94
5.Howthesoilnitrogennutrientpromotesplantgrowth acriticalassessment99
AnkitaSingh,AkashHidangmayum,PushpendraTiwari,Vivekkumar, BanshNarayanSinghandPadmanabhDwivedi
5.1 Introduction99
5.1.1 One-to-onecareforsoilNcontrolling101
5.1.2 StatusofNconcentrationinplantingsoil102
5.1.3 Nmineralizationandimmobilizationfromsoilorganicmatter102
5.1.4 Ismicrobehelpinginplantnitrogenacquisition?104
5.1.5 Nitrogenuptakeandassimilationinplants108
5.1.6 Nlocalizationinplants108
5.1.7 CrosstalkofN,NO,andNtransporters109
5.1.8 ApproachesforimprovedNfertilization111
5.1.9 Solnitrogenmanagementthroughagronomiccroppingpracticenitrogen111
5.2 Conclusion113 References 113
6.Morphologicalandphytochemicalchangesof Cannabissativa L.affected bylightspectra119
MehdiBabaei,LadanAjdanianandBehnamAsgariLajayer
6.1 Introduction119
6.2 Secondarymetabolitesincannabis120
6.3 Biosynthesispathwayofcannabinoids122
6.4 Howtoanalyzeandmeasuretheamountofcannabinoidsintheplant124
6.5 Theimportanceoflightspectrainplantcultivation124
6.6 Examiningtheeffectsoflightspectraoncannabis126
6.6.1 Morphologicalcharacteristics126
6.6.2 Phytochemicalcharacteristics129
6.7 Conclusion130 References 130
7.Applicationofphosphiteasabiostimulantinagriculture135
FernandoCarlosGómez-Merino,LibiaFernandaGómez-Trejo, RubénRuvalcaba-RamírezandLibiaIrisTrejo-Téllez
7.1 Introduction135
7.2 ChemistryofPhianditsmetabolisminplants136
7.3 Phosphiteasabiostimulantinagriculture138
7.4 Cerealandpulsecrops139
7.5 Fruits 144
7.6 Vegetables 144
7.7 Otherfoodcrops146
7.8 BeyondagriculturalapplicationsofPhi:biotechnologicalandindustrialusage146
7.9 Conclusionandprospects147 References 148
8.SustainablemainframesforcontrolofSugarcaneearlyshootborer, Chiloinfuscatellus (Snellen)155
S.A.Dwivedi,LelikaNameirakpamandAjayTomer
8.1 Introduction155
8.2 Biologyofearlyshootboreronsugarcane158
8.2.1 Embryonicdevelopment159
8.2.2 Larvaldevelopment159
8.2.3 Theexternalappearanceofpupaform160
8.2.4 Descriptionandmorphmetricsofadult162
8.3 Integratedpestmanagementforearlyshootborer, Chiloinfuscatellus 162
8.4 Designmakingstageforearlyshootborer163
8.5 Roleofsoilnutrientsontheincidenceof Chiloinfuscatellus onsugarcanevarieties164
8.6 Utilizationofeggsparasitoid165
8.7 Genotype 3 roleofclimaticfactorsinunderirrigationconditioninsugarcaneat advancedscreeningstages165
8.8 Adumbratethemolecularmarkerscharacterofsugarcaneformingresistance againstearlyshootborer167
8.9 ApplicationofPheromonetrapstechniques167
8.10 Invitrobioassaytodeterminethetoxicityofcry1fproteineffectiveagainst ChiloInfuscatellus 170
8.11 SynthesizeBtgeneseffectiveinthemanagementofearlyshootborer171
8.12 Effectofgranulosisvirusonearlyshootborer172
8.13 Conclusions172
References 173
9.Levulinicacid:apotentgreenchemicalinsustainableagriculture179
ProthaBiswas,SamapikaNandy,DevendraKumarPandey,JoginderSinghand AbhijitDey
9.1 Introduction179
9.2 Levulinicacid:willitreplacefossilfuels?180
9.3 Chemicalandphysicalproperties180
9.4 Applicationoflevulinicacidanditsderivatives181
9.4.1 Fuelorfueladditives182
9.4.2 Pharmaceuticalsandmedicines183
9.4.3 Foodadditivesandpreservatives183
9.4.4 Resinandadhesives183
9.4.5 Solvent183
9.4.6 Otherusesoflevulinicacidinproductpreparations184
9.5 Industriallyimportantderivativesoflevulinicacid,applications,andsynthesis184
9.5.1 Diphenolicacids185
9.5.2 Δ-Aminolevulinicacid186
9.5.3 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran186
9.5.4 &e_0263;-Valerolactone187
9.5.5 Succinicacid187
9.5.6 Pyrrolidones188
9.5.7 Levulinicketals189
9.5.8 Levulinateesters189
9.6 Synthesisoflevulinicacid190
9.6.1 Levulinicacidproductionfromfirst-generationbiomass190
9.6.2 Fromthesecondgenerationofbiomass192
9.6.3 Fromotherrenewableresources200
9.6.4 Thethirdgenerationofbiomass200
9.7 Differentprocessesforlevulinicacidsynthesis201
9.7.1 Biofineprocess201
9.7.2 Homogenouscatalyticsystem202
9.7.3 Heterogeneouscatalyticsystem203
9.7.4 Biphasicsystem204
9.7.5 Ionicliquidssystem205
9.7.6 Supercriticalfluidsystem206
9.8 Bottlenecksoflevulinicacidproduction206
9.9 Conclusionandfutureremarks207 References 208
10.Roleofchitosanineco-friendlymanagementofplantdiseasesfor sustainableagriculture219 VallabhaneniTilakChowdary,SKRoshanBaba,JaganaDivyaandP.KishoreVarma
10.1 Introduction219
10.2 Sourcesofchitosananditschemicalstructure221
10.2.1 Chemicalstructureofchitosan221
10.2.2 Sourcesofchitosan221
10.3 Applicationofchitosaninplantgrowthpromotionandyieldimprovement223
10.4 Applicationofchitosaninplantprotection223
10.5 Modeofaction226
10.5.1 Modeofactionofantimicrobialactivity231
10.6 Factorsaffectingchitosanactivity232
10.6.1 Microbialfactors233
10.6.2 Intrinsicfactorsofchitosan233
10.6.3 Physicalstate235
10.6.4 Environmentalfactors235
10.7 Conclusion236 References 237
11.Roleoftrehaloseinplant rhizobiainteractionandinducedabioticstress tolerance245
AbhishekBharti,HemantSinghMaheshwari,DipantiChourasiya,AnilPrakashand MahaveerPrasadSharma
11.1 Introduction245
11.1.1 Trehalose anabioticstressprotectantmetaboliteinrhizobia246
11.1.2 Trehalose anabioticstressprotectantsmetaboliteinplants247
11.2 Trehalosebiosynthesispathwaysinmicroorganismsandplants248
11.2.1 Pathwaysoftrehalosebiosynthesis248
11.2.2 Trehalaseenzyme:trehalosecatabolicenzyme250
11.3 Geneticmodificationofplantsandmicroorganismsforhighertrehalose biosynthesisandexternalamendmentsoftrehaloseforabioticstressalleviation251
11.4 Roleoftrehaloseinmicrobialprotectionfromabioticstress253
11.5 Roleoftrehalosein Rhizobium-legumesymbiosisandabioticstresstolerance254
11.6 Useoftrehaloseinseedpriming,improvedshelflife,preservation,andmaintenance ofmicrobialstrains256
11.7 Conclusionandfutureprospects258 Acknowledgments258 References 258
12.Combinativeeffectofseedprimingwithplantgrowth-promoting rhizobacteriaandgreenchemicalsonplantgrowthandstresstolerance265 ManmeetKaurandHarpreetSinghSodhi
12.1 Introduction265
12.2 Biopriming267
12.3 Mechanismofpriming267
12.4 Molecular,biochemical,andphysiologicalchangesinseedsonpriming268
12.5 Recentstrategiesandoperatorsofseedpriming271
12.5.1 Hydropriming271
12.5.2 Halopriming271
12.5.3 Osmohardening271
12.5.4 Matrixpriming273
12.5.5 On-farmpriming273
12.5.6 Hormoneenhancerpriming273
12.5.7 Micronutrientseedpriming273
12.5.8 Chemicalpriming274
12.5.9 Nanoparticlepriming275
12.6 Thepotentialofgreenchemicalsseedprimingsynthesizedwithnanoparticles topromoteplantgrowth275
12.7 Componentsinfluencingtheseedprimingprocess276
12.8 Essentialityofbiopriminginstressforbearance277
12.9 Roleofbioprimingagainstabioticstress277
12.10 Modesofplantgrowth-promotingrhizobacteriaintercededdroughtand saltstressresilience278
12.11 Beneficialeffectsofseedpriming282
12.12 Conclusionandfutureprospects282 References 283
13.Burgeoningtrendsusinggreenchemicalstoimpedetheobliterating invasiveinsects289
B.L.Manisha,N.Ramana,T.Hemadri,M.Ramaiah,P.KishoreVarmaandC.S.Jayaram
13.1 Introduction289
13.2 Futureprospectsandconclusions307 References 308
14.Routingmicrobialbiosurfactantstoagricultureforrevitalizationofsoil andplantgrowth313
SeemaSangwan,HarpreetKaur,PankajSharma,MeenaSindhuandLeelaWati
14.1 Introduction313
14.2 Mechanismsofactionofsurfactantmoleculesonsurfacesandinterfaces315
14.3 Possibleapplicationsandenvironmentaltoxicity315
14.4 Thesurfactantsofbiologicalorigin317
14.5 Microorganismsinvolvedintheproductionofbiosurfactants319
14.6 Productionandextractionofmicrobialbiosurfactants320
14.7 Biosurfactantsasapossiblestimulantinagriculture322
14.8 Seedgerminationandplantgrowthenhancement323
14.9 Biosurfactantsinnutrientmobilization325
14.10 Biosurfactantsasbiocontrolagents327
14.11 Conclusionandfutureprospects332
References 332
15.Nanopriminginsustainableagriculture:recentadvances,emerging challengesandfutureprospective339
BasantKumar,Indu,RajeshKumarSinghal,SubhashChand,JyotiChauhan, VivekKumar,UditNandanMishra,AkashHidangmayum,AnkitaSinghandBandanaBose
15.1 Introduction339
15.2 Nanotechnologyinagriculturalsustainability340
15.3 Seedpriminganditsimplicationsinagriculture342
15.4 Nanopriming343
15.5 Themechanismunderlyingthenanoprimingofseeds345
15.5.1 Mechanismofnanoparticlesuptakeduringseedgermination345
15.5.2 Roleofreactiveoxygenspeciesandphytohormonesduringgermination usingnanoprimedseeds346
15.6 Influencesofnanoprimingatdifferentplantgrowthstages347
15.6.1 Germinationstage347
15.6.2 Vegetativestage347
15.6.3 Reproductivestage348
15.7 Nanopriminginimprovingvariousabioticandbioticstresses349
15.7.1 Droughtstress352
15.7.2 Salinitystress352
15.7.3 Heavymetalstress353
15.7.4 Nanoprimingforimprovingbioticstressconditions355
15.8 Otherimplicationsofnanoprimingforimprovingsustainability357
15.9 Summary 358 References 358
16.Toxicologicalassessmentofbiobasedproducts:trendsandchallenges367
NataliaKlanovicz,AlineFrumiCamargo,CharlineBonatto,FábioSpitzaStefanski, AndressaWarken,LetíciaPaliga,CristianeFunghettoFuzinattoandHelenTreichel
16.1 Rawmaterialforbiobasedproducts367
16.1.1 Biomass367
16.1.2 Enzymaticextracts368
16.1.3 Microorganisms370
16.1.4 Examplesofbiobasedproducts371
16.2 Toxicologicalaspectsofthebiobasedproductsanditsproductionchain372
16.2.1 Upstreamprocesses372
16.2.2 Midstreamprocesses373
16.2.3 Downstreamprocesses376
16.3 Bioproductstoxicityassessment:approachesandresults377
16.5 Thetrendsandchallengesoftoxicologicalassessment384 References 387
17.Advancetechnologyforbiostimulantsinagriculture393 AyushBahuguna,SachinSharma,AshishRai,ReshuBhardwaj,SanjibKumarSahoo, AsthaPandeyandBhartiYadav
17.1 Introduction393
17.2 Differentadvancedtechnologyforbiostimulants394
17.3 Nanobiostimulant394
17.3.1 Nanosilver394
17.4 Mechanismofnanosilverparticle395
17.4.1 Agri-nano395
17.5 Mechanismofagri-nanoproduct395
17.6 Plantbiostimulant396
17.6.1 Aminoacids396
17.6.2 Seaweed397
17.6.3 Chitosan400
17.6.4 Proteinhydrolysates403
17.6.5 Microalgae405
17.7 Humicsubstances407
17.7.1 Mechanismofactionofhumicsubstances408
17.7.2 Roleofhumicsubstancesasbiostimulantinplant408
17.7.3 Methodofapplicationofhumicsubstances409
17.8 Conclusion410
References 410
18.Chitinandchitosanaselicitorsinsustainableproductionofmedicinalcrops413 TusheemaDutta,SamapikaNandy,JoginderSingh,DevendraKumarPandeyandAbhijitDey
18.1 Introduction413
18.2 Immuneresponsesofmedicinalplants414
18.3 Inducingresistanceinmedicinalplants416
18.3.1 Syntheticinducers416
18.3.2 Microbialelicitors416
18.4 Chitinandchitosan:thefungalelicitors416
18.5 Mechanismofactionofchitinandchitosaninmedicinalplants418
18.6 Applicationsofchitosaninenhancedproductionoftherapeutics419
18.7 Conclusion421 Acknowledgements423 References 423
19.Decipheringtheroleofphytohormonesintheregulationofarbuscular mycorrhizalfungalsymbiosisandmechanismsinvolved427 DipantiChourasiya,RahulGajghate,AbhishekBharti,AnilPrakashand MahaveerPrasadSharma
19.1 Introduction427
19.2 Phytohormonesasbiostimulantsinarbuscularmycorrhizalfungidevelopment431
19.3 Strigolactones431
19.4 Gibberellins433
19.5 Auxins 433
19.6 Abscisicacid434
19.7 Ethylene435
19.8 Cytokinins435
19.9 Brassinosteroids436
19.10 Jasmonicacid436
19.11 Salicylicacid437
19.12 Conclusionsandfuturedirectionofresearch438 Acknowledgments439
20.Biopreservation:analluringmethodtosafeguardfoodfromspoilage449 MohiniPrabhaSingh,PoojaNikhanj,PratikshaSingh,RajeshKumarSinghand AnjneySharma
20.1 Biopreservation449
20.2 Chemicalpreservativesversusbiopreservatives450
20.3 Advantagesofbiopreservatives450
20.4 Lacticacidbacteriaanditspotentialuseinfoodsafety451
20.5 Bacteriocin452
20.6 Labbacteriocins453
20.6.1 Classification453
20.6.2 Factorsinhibitingbacteriocinproduction454
20.6.3 Factorsaffectingbacteriocinactivityinfood455
20.7 BacteriocinsofvariousGram-positivebacteria455
20.8 Bacillus asbiopreservative455
20.9 Applicationsofbacteriocin-producinglacticacidbacteriainfood456
20.10 Bacteriophagesandtheirantibacteriallifecycle458
20.10.1 Currentbacteriophage-basedfoodapplications459
20.11 Endolysins:structureandmodeofaction460
20.11.1 Endolysinsinfoodapplications461
20.12 Limitationsofbiopreservationprocess461
20.13 Hurdletechnology462
20.14 Applicationsoflacticacidbacteriabacteriocinsinhurdletechnology463
20.15 Pulsedelectricfield463
20.15.1Limitations469
20.16 Nanotechnology469
20.17 Futureprospects469
20.18 Conclusion470
21.Sustainableagriculturethroughimprovedonfarmprocessingtechniques andvalue-addedorganicfoodproducts477
OluwoleOluwatoyinBolanle,IbironkeOlaide,RajiFatimaand AbodurinJosephineOlabisi
21.1 Sustainableagriculture477
21.2 Driversofsustainability478
21.3 Constraintsandconsiderationofagriculturalsustainability479
21.4 Traditionalon-farmprocessingtechnologiesandchallenges480
21.5 Someselectedvalue-addedorganicfoodproductsandtheirmarketstatus, prospects,andchallenges483
21.5.1 Melonseed(Citrulluslanatus)483
21.5.2 Groundnut(Arachishypogaea)487
21.5.3 Inputsupply490
21.5.4 Maize(Zeamays L.)492
21.5.5 Datepalmfruit(Phoenixdactylifera)498
21.5.6 Spinach(Spinaciaoleracea)505
21.5.7 Recommendations509
21.6 Benefitsoforganicagriculture509
21.7 Conclusion510
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Listofcontributors
LadanAjdanian
DepartmentofHorticulturalSciences,FacultyofAgriculture,FerdowsiUniversityof Mashhad,Mashhad,Iran
HanifeAkça
DepartmentofSoilScienceandPlantNutrition,AnkaraUniversity,Ankara,Turkey
MuhittinOnurAkça
DepartmentofSoilScienceandPlantNutrition,AnkaraUniversity,Ankara,Turkey
BehnamAsgariLajayer
DepartmentofSoilScience,FacultyofAgriculture,UniversityofTabriz,Tabriz,Iran
WaleedAsghar
DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofYamanashi,Yamanashi,Japan
TessAstatkie
FacultyofAgriculture,DalhousieUniversity,Truro,NS,Canada
MehdiBabaei
DepartmentofHorticulturalSciences,FacultyofAgriculture,FerdowsiUniversityof Mashhad,Mashhad,Iran
AyushBahuguna
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
KhosroBalilashaki
DepartmentofHorticulturalScience,FacultyofAgriculturalScience,UniversityofGuilan, Rasht,Iran
ReshuBhardwaj
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
AbhishekBharti
MicrobiologySection,ICAR-IndianInstituteofSoybeanResearch,Indore,MadhyaPradesh, India;DepartmentofMicrobiology,BarkatullahUniversity,Bhopal,MadhyaPradesh,India
MishraBhawana
DepartmentofEnvironmentalScience,CentralUniversityofHimachalPradesh(CUHP), Kangra,HimachalPradesh,India
ZahraBiglariQuchanAtigh
DepartmentofEnvironmentalScience,FacultyofNaturalResourceandEnvironment, FerdowsiUniversityofMashhad,Mashhad,Iran
ProthaBiswas
DepartmentofLifeSciences,PresidencyUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,India
OluwoleOluwatoyinBolanle
DepartmentofFoodTechnology,FederalInstitute ofIndustrialResearchOshodi,Lagos,Nigeria
CharlineBonatto
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil;DepartmentofChemicalandFoodEngineering,FederalUniversityofSantaCatarina, Florianópolis,Brazil
BandanaBose
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
AlineFrumiCamargo
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil
SubhashChand
ICAR-IndianGrasslandandFodderResearchInstitute,Jhansi,UttarPradesh,India
JyotiChauhan
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
DipantiChourasiya
MicrobiologySection,ICAR-IndianInstituteofSoybeanResearch,Indore,MadhyaPradesh, India;DepartmentofMicrobiology,BarkatullahUniversity,Bhopal,MadhyaPradesh,India
VallabhaneniTilakChowdary
DepartmentofPlantPathology,CollegeofAgricultureBapatla,AcharyaN.G.Ranga AgriculturalUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India
ZahraDehghanian
DepartmentofBiotechnology,FacultyofAgriculture,AzarbaijanShahidMadaniUniversity, Tabriz,Iran
AbhijitDey
DepartmentofLifeSciences,PresidencyUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,India
JaganaDivya
DepartmentofPlantPathology,UniversityofAgriculturalSciencesDharwad,Dharwad, Karnataka,India
TusheemaDutta
DepartmentofLifeSciences,PresidencyUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,India
PadmanabhDwivedi
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
S.A.Dwivedi
DepartmentofEntomology,SchoolofAgriculture,LovelyProfessionalUniversity,Phagwara, Punjab,India
RajiFatima
DepartmentofFoodTechnology,FederalInstitute ofIndustrialResearchOshodi,Lagos,Nigeria
ManalFawzy
EnvironmentalSciencesDepartment,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria, Egypt;GreenTechnologyGroup,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria, Egypt;NationalBiotechnologyNetworkofExpertise(NBNE),AcademyofScientific ResearchandTechnology(ASRT),Cairo,Egypt
CristianeFunghettoFuzinatto
EcologyandConservationLaboratory,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim,Brazil
RahulGajghate
CropImprovementDivision,ICAR-IndianGrasslandandFodderResearchInstitute,Jhansi, UttarPradesh,India
FernandoCarlosGómez-Merino
LaboratoryofPlantNutrition,CollegeofPostgraduatesinAgriculturalSciences,Texcoco, Mexico
LibiaFernandaGómez-Trejo
DepartmentofPlantProtection,ChapingoAutonomousUniversity,Texcoco,Mexico
T.Hemadri
UniveristyofAgriculturalSciences,Raichur,Karnataka,India
AkashHidangmayum
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
MohamedHosny
EnvironmentalSciencesDepartment,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria, Egypt;GreenTechnologyGroup,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria,Egypt
Indu
ICAR-IndianGrasslandandFodderResearchInstitute,Jhansi,UttarPradesh,India
C.S.Jayaram
CSKHPKV,Palampur,HimachalPradesh,India
RyotaKataoka
DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofYamanashi,Yamanashi,Japan
HarpreetKaur
DepartmentofMicrobiology,COBSH,CCSHaryanaAgriculturalUniversityHisar,Haryana, India
ManmeetKaur
DepartmentofMicrobiology,PunjabAgriculturalUniversity,Ludhiana,Punjab,India
NataliaKlanovicz
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil;ResearchGroupinAdvancedOxidationProcesses(AdOx),DepartmentofChemical Engineering,EscolaPolitécnica,UniversityofSãoPaulo,SãoPaulo,Brazil
BasantKumar
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
VivekKumar
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
HemantSinghMaheshwari
MicrobiologySection,ICAR-IndianInstituteofSoybeanResearch,Indore,MadhyaPradesh, India
AlaaElDinMahmoud
EnvironmentalSciencesDepartment,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria, Egypt;GreenTechnologyGroup,FacultyofScience,AlexandriaUniversity,Alexandria, Egypt;NationalBiotechnologyNetworkofExpertise(NBNE),AcademyofScientific ResearchandTechnology(ASRT),Cairo,Egypt
B.L.Manisha
AcharyaN.G.RangaAgriculturalUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India
UditNandanMishra
M.S.SwaminathanSchoolofAgriculture,CenturionUniversityofTechnologyand Management,Paralakhemundi,Gajpati,Odisha,India
MonirehMonesSardrodi
DepartmentofPlantBreedingandBiotechnology,FacultyofAgriculture,Universityof Tabriz,Tabriz,Iran
ChandraMuktesh
CentreofBioinformatics,UniversityofAllahabad,Prayagraj,UttarPradesh,India
LelikaNameirakpam
DepartmentofEntomology,SchoolofAgriculture,LovelyProfessionalUniversity,Phagwara, Punjab,India
SamapikaNandy
DepartmentofLifeSciences,PresidencyUniversity,Kolkata,WestBengal,India
PoojaNikhanj
PunjabHorticulturalPostharvestTechnologyCentre,PunjabAgriculturalUniversity, Ludhiana,Punjab,India
AbodurinJosephineOlabisi
DepartmentofFoodTechnology,FederalInstituteofIndustrialResearchOshodi,Lagos, Nigeria
IbironkeOlaide
DepartmentofFoodTechnology,FederalInstituteofIndustrialResearchOshodi,Lagos, Nigeria
LetíciaPaliga
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil
AsthaPandey
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
DevendraKumarPandey
DepartmentofBiotechnology,FacultyofTechnologyandSciences,LovelyProfessional University,Phagwara,Punjab,India
AnilPrakash
DepartmentofMicrobiology,BarkatullahUniversity,Bhopal,MadhyaPradesh,India
AshishRai
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
M.Ramaiah
IndianAgriculturalResearchInstitute,Pusa,NewDelhi,India
N.Ramana
AcharyaN.G.RangaAgriculturalUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India
SKRoshanBaba
DepartmentofPlantPathology,CollegeofAgricultureBapatla,AcharyaN.G.Ranga AgriculturalUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India
RubénRuvalcaba-Ramírez
DepartmentofPlantProtection,ChapingoAutonomousUniversity,Texcoco,Mexico
SanjibKumarSahoo
CollegeofAgriculture,OdishaUniversityofAgricultureandTechnology,Bhubaneswar, Odisha,India
SeemaSangwan
DepartmentofMicrobiology,COBSH,CCSHaryanaAgriculturalUniversityHisar,Haryana, India
AnjneySharma
GuangxiKeyLaboratoryofSugarcaneGeneticImprovement,KeyLaboratoryofSugarcane BiotechnologyandGeneticImprovement,MinistryofAgriculture,SugarcaneResearch Center,ChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences,SugarcaneResearchInstitute,Guangxi AcademyofAgriculturalSciences,Nanning,Guangxi,P.R.China
MahaveerPrasadSharma
MicrobiologySection,ICAR-IndianInstituteofSoybeanResearch,Indore,MadhyaPradesh, India
PankajSharma
DepartmentofMicrobiology,COBSH,CCSHaryanaAgriculturalUniversityHisar,Haryana, India
SachinSharma
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
SinghShiwani
DivisionofGenetics,IndianAgriculturalR esearchInstitute(IARI),NewDelhi,Delhi, India
MeenaSindhu
DepartmentofMicrobiology,COBSH,CCSHaryanaAgriculturalUniversityHisar,Haryana, India
AnkitaSingh
DepartmentofPlantPhysiology,InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
BanshNarayanSingh
ICAR-NationalBureauofAgriculturallyImportantMicroorganisms,Kushmaur,Maunath Bhanjan,UttarPradesh,India
JoginderSingh
DepartmentofBiotechnology,FacultyofTechnologyandSciences,LovelyProfessional University,Phagwara,Punjab,India
MohiniPrabhaSingh
DepartmentofMicrobiology,PunjabAgriculturalUniversity,Ludhiana,Punjab,India
PratikshaSingh
GuangxiKeyLaboratoryofSugarcaneGeneticImprovement,KeyLaboratoryofSugarcane BiotechnologyandGeneticImprovement,MinistryofAgriculture,SugarcaneResearch Center,ChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences,SugarcaneResearchInstitute,Guangxi AcademyofAgriculturalSciences,Nanning,Guangxi,P.R.China
RajeshKumarSingh
GuangxiKeyLaboratoryofSugarcaneGeneticImprovement,KeyLaboratoryofSugarcane BiotechnologyandGeneticImprovement,MinistryofAgriculture,SugarcaneResearch Center,ChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences,SugarcaneResearchInstitute,Guangxi AcademyofAgriculturalSciences,Nanning,Guangxi,P.R.China
RajeshKumarSinghal
ICAR-IndianGrasslandandFodderResearchInstitute,Jhansi,UttarPradesh,India
HarpreetSinghSodhi
DepartmentofMicrobiology,PunjabAgriculturalUniversity,Ludhiana,Punjab,India
FábioSpitzaStefanski
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil
OmmolbaninJafariTarf
DepartmentofSoilScienceandPlantNutrition,AnkaraUniversity,Ankara,Turkey
PushpendraTiwari
ICAR-NationalBureauofAgriculturallyImportantMicroorganisms,Kushmaur,Maunath Bhanjan,UttarPradesh,India
AjayTomer
SchoolofAgriculture,GLAUniversity,Mathura,UttarPradesh,India
HelenTreichel
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim,Brazil
LibiaIrisTrejo-Téllez
LaboratoryofPlantNutrition,CollegeofPostgraduatesinAgriculturalSciences,Texcoco, Mexico
O ˘ guzCanTurgay
DepartmentofSoilScienceandPlantNutrition,AnkaraUniversity,Ankara,Turkey
P.KishoreVarma
AcharyaN.G.RangaAgriculturalUniversity,Guntur,AndhraPradesh,India;Departmentof PlantPathology,RARSAnakapalle,AcharyaN.G.RangaAgriculturalUniversity,Guntur, AndhraPradesh,India
AndressaWarken
LaboratoryofMicrobiologyandBioprocesses,FederalUniversityofFronteiraSul,Erechim, Brazil
LeelaWati
DepartmentofMicrobiology,COBSH,CCSHaryanaAgriculturalUniversityHisar,Haryana, India
BhartiYadav
InstituteofAgriculturalSciences,BanarasHinduUniversity,Varanasi,UttarPradesh,India
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