Microbial diversity and biotechnology in food security

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Recent Advances in Research on Cannabis sativa L. Endophytes and Their Prospect for the Pharmaceutical Industry....Pages 3-15
Endophytic Fungi from Brazilian Tropical Hosts and Their Biotechnological Applications....Pages 17-22
Diversity and Biopotential of Endophytic Fungal Flora Isolated from Eight Medicinal Plants of Uttar Pradesh, India....Pages 23-39
Unlocking the Myriad Benefits of Endophytes: An Overview....Pages 41-57
Fungal Endophytes: An Amazing and Hidden Source of Cytotoxic Compounds....Pages 59-89
Diversity and Bioactivity of Endophytic Fungi from Nothapodyte foetida (Wt.) Sleumer and Hypericum mysorense Heyne....Pages 91-102
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Field and Trap Cultures from Rhizosphere Soils of Flemingia vestita Benth. ex Baker....Pages 103-110
Molecular Identification and Characterization of the Taxol-Producing Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from Moringa oleifera Linn.....Pages 111-120
Linking Mycorrhizal Technology with Medicinal Plant Secondary Metabolites....Pages 121-132
Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi....Pages 133-146
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Screening of Brassica rapa L. var. Yellow Sarson Genotypes Against Downy Mildew and Alternaria blight ....Pages 149-157
Mycofloristics of Some Forest Localities in Khammam: Some New Additions to the Fungi of Andhra Pradesh, India....Pages 159-170
The Gomphus Paradox of Meghalaya: Wild Edible Fungus or a Poisonous Mushroom?....Pages 171-176
Identification of Tomato Leaf Curl Virus Infecting Acalypha indica : An Ethnomedicinal Weed in North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh....Pages 177-181
Occurrence of Antiviral Systemic Resistance Inducer in Pseuderanthemum bicolor Radlk., Its Mode of Action and Biophysico-Chemical Properties....Pages 183-191
An Impact of Seed Priming on Disease Resistance: A Review....Pages 193-203
Occurrence of Stone Fruit Yellows Phytoplasma Disease ( Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum) in Hungary and Central Europe....Pages 205-215
Prevention of Virus Infection and Multiplication by Inducing Virus-Interfering Agent(s) in Treated Crop Plants Under Field Conditions....Pages 217-224
Biocontrol of Phytopathogenic Fungi of Rice Crop Using Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria....Pages 225-234
Incidence and Preliminary Control of Blast Disease of Rice in Southwest Nigeria....Pages 235-242
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Evaluation of Biotic and Abiotic Factors for Production of Healthy Apple ( Malus × domestica ) Seedling....Pages 243-249
Evaluation of Antifungal Activity of Metarhizium anisopliae Against Plant Phytopathogenic Fungi....Pages 251-255
Antifungal Activity of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Against Fusarium oxysporum and Phoma sp. of Cucurbitaceae....Pages 257-264
Integrated Management of Web Blight ( Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) of French Bean....Pages 265-271
Role of Antagonistic Microbes in Management of Phytopathogenic Fungi of Some Important Crops....Pages 273-292
 In Vitro Evaluation of PGPR Strains for Their Biocontrol Potential Against Fungal Pathogens....Pages 293-305
Pathogenicity, Ecology and Genetic Diversity of the Fusarium spp. Associated with an Emerging Bakanae Disease of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in India....Pages 307-314
Development of Novel Molecules for the Control of Plant Pathogenic Fungi in Agriculture....Pages 315-325
Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria....Pages 327-341
Biochemical Activity of Ocimum gratissimum Essential Oil Against Fruit-Rotting Fungi Penicillium expansum and Penicillium digitatum ....Pages 343-348
Seed Quality Status of Polymer-Coated Bt Cotton ( Gossypium sp.) During Storage Under Coastal Environment....Pages 349-355
Viruses Infecting Cucurbita pepo : Current Status and Management....Pages 357-371
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Vegetable Disease Management....Pages 373-382
Biological Control of Bacterial Wilt Disease-Causing Pathogens: A Sustainable Approach for Increasing Crop Production....Pages 383-397
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Bio-Fungicides: The Best Alternative for Sustainable Food Security and Ecosystem....Pages 401-411
PCR Amplification, Sequencing, and In Silico Characterization of Pectin Lyase Genes from Aspergillus flavus NIICC8142....Pages 413-421
Antifungal Activity of Agave Species from Gujarat, India....Pages 423-430
Production of Extracellular Phytate Hydrolyzing Enzymes by Soil Fungi....Pages 431-437
Isolation, Characterization and Production of Bacterial Laccase from Bacillus sp .....Pages 439-450
Optimization of Protease Enzyme Production by the Halo-Tolerant Vibrio alginolyticus Isolated from Marine Sources....Pages 451-462
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Antimicrobial Activity of Some Cyanobacteria....Pages 463-470
Reaction of Chickpea Varieties to Macrophomina Phaseolina and Their Effect on Peroxidase Activity....Pages 471-477
Purification and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable β-Amylase from Aspergillus foetidus MTCC-508. β-Amylase from Aspergillus foetidus MTCC-508....Pages 479-488
Effect of Euphorbia pulcherrima Leaf and Inflorescence Extracts on Spore Germination of Alternaria solani ....Pages 489-494
Fungal and Mycotoxin Contamination of Herbal Raw Materials and Prospects of Higher Plant Products as Plant-Based Preservatives During Post-Harvest Processing....Pages 495-504
Isolation of Nonpathogenic Strain of Ballistosporous Yeast Sporobolomyces salmonicolor from House Mouse Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae)....Pages 505-509
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Fungal Toxins and Their Impact on Living Systems....Pages 513-530
Bacterial Degradation of Some Organophosphate Compounds....Pages 531-541
Biodiversity and Conservation of Forest Fungi of Central India....Pages 543-559
Spatiotemporal Variations in Microbial Mediated Nitrogen (N) Release Under N-Fertilization Experiment from Banaras Hindu University, India....Pages 561-570
Influence of Crop Rotation and Intercropping on Microbial Populations in Cultivated Fields Under Different Organic Amendments....Pages 571-580
Leaf Litter Breakdown by Two Earthworm species —Eisenia foetida (Exotic) and Perionyx excavatus (Indigenous) Under Laboratory Condition....Pages 581-588
Chilli Anthracnose: A Review of Causal Organism, Resistance Source and Mapping of Gene....Pages 589-610