Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Satyanarayana, T. (Editor), Johri, Bhavdish Narain (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Agriculture.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.

This review of recent developments in our understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and biotechnology covers a research area with enormous untapped potential. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other agricultural inputs derived from fossil fuels have increased ag...