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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811492803321

Autore

Prabakaran G

Titolo

Introduction to soil and agricultural microbiology / / G. Prabakaran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mumbai [India], : Himalaya Pub. House, 2010

ISBN

1-282-81179-7

9786612811791

1-4416-6202-2

93-5043-283-8

600-00-2815-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

630.276

Soggetti

Agricultural microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; LITHOSPHERE; MICROBIAL FLORA OF SOIL; PHYTOHORMONES; BIO-GEO-CHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; PHYTOPATHOLOGY; BIOCIDES; BIOFERTILIZERS; AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; FURTHER READING; APPENDIX; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The science of Microbiology plays a major role in the environmental agricultural, medical and industrial fields. This book deals with the various aspects of soil and agricultural microbiology. Special attention is given to the micro-organisms in the soil, their roles and interactions. Thus in a broad sense, the book will be useful to the students of Microbiology. Botany, Biochemistry and Agricultural Microbiology, both at the under-graduate and post-graduate level. This possible, the basic experiments that have led to our present understanding of soil and agricultural microbiology. The present