Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture
Praveen Ranadev¹, Ashwin Revanna¹, Joanna Dames² and Davis Joseph Bagyaraj¹
¹Centre for Natural Biological Resources and Community Development (CNBRCD) 41 RBI Colony, Anand Nagar, Bengaluru, India
²Rhodes University, Makhanda (Gramhamstown), South Africa
Chapter 2. Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria: An Emerging Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture
Mohammad Reza Sarikhani¹, PhD, Bahman Khoshru², PhD and Md Shafiul Islam Rion³, PhD
¹Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran
²Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
³Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, West Virginia, US
Chapter 3. The Potential of Burkholderia sp. in Meeting the Goals of Sustainable Agriculture
Richa Raghuwanshi, Seema Devi and Surya Prakash Dube
Department of Botany, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chapter 4. Phosphorus Fertility Management in Field Crop Production
Mohammad Mirzaei Heydari¹ and Davey L. Jones²
¹Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
²School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd Wales, UK
Chapter 5. The Environmental Significance of Biotechnologically Treated Insoluble Phosphates and P-Solubilizing Microorganisms
Maria Vassileva¹, Eligio Malusa², Vanessa Martos³, Luis F. Garciìa del Moral³, Stefano Mocali⁴, Loredana Canfora⁴, Giacomo di Benedetto⁵, Aspasia Lykoudi⁶, Pedro Cartujo⁷ and Nikolay Vassilev¹,⁸
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Spain
²The National Institute of Horticulture Research, Poland
³Department of Plant Physiology, University of Granada, Spain
⁴Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Italy
⁵Enginlife, Torino, Italy
⁶Orfanos Estate Winery, Patras, Greece
⁷Department of Electronics and Computer Technology, University of Granada, Spain
⁸Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, Spain
Chapter 6. A Sustainable Approach to Increase the Bioavailability of Iron in Plants: The Potential of Iron-Solubilizing Microbes
Bahman Khoshru¹, PhD and Mohammad Reza Sarikhani², PhD
¹Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
²Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran
Chapter 7. Azotobacter as a Biofertilizer in Sustainable Agriculture
Mohammad Reza Sarikhani, PhD and Mitra Ebrahimi, PhD
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Chapter 8. The Role of Biofertilizers in Sustainable Agriculture
Bhupinder Dhir
School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
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