Microbial Diversity in Ecosystem Sustainability and Biotechnological Applications: Volume 2. Soil & Agroecosystems

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Cave Microbiome for Human Welfare  (Subhro Banerjee, D. K. Jha, S. R. Joshi)....Pages 3-30
 Diversity of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Rhizobia with Special Reference to Indian Thar Desert  (Nisha Tak, Hukam Singh Gehlot)....Pages 31-55
 Soil Microbiota and Sustainable Jhum Agroecosystem  (S. R. Joshi, Donald Bareh, Aishiki Banerjee)....Pages 57-82
 Diversity in Type III Secreting Systems (T3SSs) in Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis  (M. Senthilkumar, K. Swarnalakshmi, K. Annapurna)....Pages 83-107
 Microbe-Based Novel Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Production  (Rahul Singh Rajput, Ratul Moni Ram, Anukool Vaishnav, Harikesh Bahadur Singh)....Pages 109-144
 Ectomycorrhizal Diversity and Tree Sustainability  (Shikha Khullar, M. Sudhakara Reddy)....Pages 145-166
 Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Relation to Sustainable Plant Production Systems  (Manju M. Gupta, Dipanti Chourasiya, Mahaveer P. Sharma)....Pages 167-186
 Microbial Diversity on Grapes and Other Fruits: Role and Significance in Fermentation  (M. V. Deshpande)....Pages 187-204
 Harnessing Entomopathogenic Fungi for Enhanced Farm Productivity and Profitability  (Suseelendra Desai, T. V. Prasad, G. Praveen Kumar, John Peter, Leo Danile Amalraj)....Pages 205-230
 Microbial Diversity of the Sundarbans, the World’s Largest Tidal Mangrove Forest, and Its Bioprospects  (Kaushik Biswas, Joydeep Mukherjee)....Pages 231-256
 Rhizospheric Microbiome Engineering as a Sustainable Tool in Agriculture: Approaches and Challenges  (Shubham Dubey, Shilpi Sharma)....Pages 257-272
 Dynamics of Plant Microbiome and Its Effect on the Plant Traits  (Shivali Sharma, Shanu Magotra, Sneha Ganjoo, Tabia Andrabi, Rikita Gupta, Shilpi Sharma et al.)....Pages 273-304
Front Matter ....Pages 305-305
 Diversity of Lichen Photobionts: Their Coevolution and Bioprospecting Potential  (Khem Chand Saini, Sanjeeva Nayaka, Felix Bast)....Pages 307-323
 Diversity in Xylan-degrading Prokaryotes and Xylanolytic Enzymes and Their Bioprospects  (Digvijay Verma, Ravi Kumar, Tulasi Satyanarayana)....Pages 325-373
 Diversity in Cellulose-Degrading Microbes and Their Cellulases: Role in Ecosystem Sustainability and Potential Applications  (Anica Dadwal, Shilpa Sharma, Tulasi Satyanarayana)....Pages 375-402
 New Paradigm in Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Discovery of Novel Microbial Strains  (Rohit Rai, Dhruv Agrawal, B. S. Chadha)....Pages 403-440
 Secondary Metabolism in Trichoderma: Chemo- and Geno-Diversity  (Shikha Pachauri, Pramod D. Sherkhane, Prasun K. Mukherjee)....Pages 441-456
 Diversity of Chitinase-Producing Bacteria and Their Possible Role in Plant Pest Control  (Sandipan Banerjee, Narayan Chandra Mandal)....Pages 457-491
 Endophytic Fungi As the Alternate Source of High-Value Plant Secondary Metabolites  (Sunil K. Deshmukh, Manish K. Gupta, Sangram K. Lenka)....Pages 493-532
 Wild Edible Mushrooms of North West Himalaya: Their Nutritional, Nutraceutical, and Sociobiological Aspects  (N. S. Atri, Y. P. Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Mridu)....Pages 533-563
 Methanogens for Human Welfare: More Boon Than Bane  (Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, Om Prakash, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Manasi P. Tukdeo, Dilip R. Ranade)....Pages 565-591
 Genetic Diversity of Pathogenic Yeasts  (Kunal Ranjan, Marcio José Poças-Fonseca)....Pages 593-615
Back Matter ....Pages 617-620