1st Edition
Conceptual Agricultural Microbiology
Modern soil microbiology represents an integration of microbiology with the concepts of soil science, chemistry, and ecology to understand the functions of microorganisms in the soil environment. The aim of this book is to torch the current status and application of microbiology in modern agriculture. Ideally designed for farmers, agriculturalists, product managers, farm holders, manufactures, governmental professionals, researchers, academicians, and students with zeal and enthusiasm, the subject matter of this book includes:
· Protozoa
· Microbial Control
· Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
· Methods of Sterilization
· Study and Isolation of Rhizobium from the Nodules
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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
Biography
Yogesh Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, U.P., India. He is a prolific writer and the recipient of four awards from different national organizations and societies in national and international events. Currently, he works as a PI “Forecasting Agriculture output using space, Agro meteorology and Land based observation (FASAL)” which is funded by Indian Meteorology Department, Ministry of Earth Science, Govt., of India.
R.K. Naresh is Professor of Agronomy at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, U.P., 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, Meerut U.P., India. He has handled Development of Climate Resilient Sustainable Integrated Farming System Model for Optimizing Farm Productivity for western U.P. farmers, chaired several scientific sessions, and made recommendations to government for adoption and implementation.
Mukesh Kumar is Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, S V P University of Agri. & Tech., Meerut, U.P., India. He specializes in Genetic Engineering for stress management and Plant Tissue Culture. He has submitted more than thirty gene sequences in NCBI, Gen Bank from various crops 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, Meerut-250110 (U.P.), India. He specializes in Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. He is a prolific writer and has published many popular articles in different rural development magazines for the welfare of farmers.
