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Microbes as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development
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Editors: Shiv Prasad, Govindaraj Kamalam Dinesh, Murugaiyan Sinduja, Sathya Velusamy, Ramesh Poornima, Sangilidurai Karthika

Series Title: Microbes and Microbiomes for Clean and Green Environment

Microbes as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development

Volume 2
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Library License: US $276
ISBN: 978-981-5322-35-4 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5322-34-7 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2024
DOI: 10.2174/97898153223471240201
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Introduction

Microbes as Agents of Change for Sustainable Development explores the pivotal role of microbes and microbiomes in restoring degraded ecosystems and advancing sustainable practices. This comprehensive resource bridges cutting-edge research and practical solutions, emphasizing microbial applications in ecosystem restoration, renewable energy, waste management, agriculture, and climate change mitigation. The book, which spans 22 chapters, provides insights into topics like nutrient cycling, bioremediation, biofertilizers, and microbial genomics. It also highlights innovative approaches, such as microbial fuel cells, pollution monitoring with biosensors, and the role of microbes in GHG emission mitigation.

Key Features:

  • - Explores the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the socio-economic benefits of microbes.
  • - Discusses microbial roles in polluted ecosystem restoration and renewable energy production.
  • - Highlights microbes' contribution to sustainable agriculture, waste management, and climate action.

Readership

Ideal for researchers, students, environmentalists, and professionals in sustainability and ecosystem restoration.


eBook: US $69 Special Offer: US $118 Printed Copy: US $83 Library License: US $276

Contributors

Editor(s):
Shiv Prasad
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi-110012
India


Govindaraj Kamalam Dinesh
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi-110012
India


Murugaiyan Sinduja
National Agro Foundation
Taramani
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India


Sathya Velusamy
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India


Ramesh Poornima
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore
India


Sangilidurai Karthika
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore
India



Contributor(s):
A. Manikandan
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences
University of Tartu
Tartu
Estonia


A. Ch. Pradyutha
Department of Microbiology
Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Women's College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad
Telangana
India


B.N. Brunda
Division of Microbiology
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi
India


Boopathi Gopalakrishnan
School of Atmospheric Stress Management
ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management
Maharashtra
India


Chidambaram Poornachandhra
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


C. Poornachandhra
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


Chidamparam Poornachandhra
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Deepasri Mohan
Division of Environmental Sciences
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
India


E. Akila
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Govindaraj Kamalam Dinesh
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi-110012
India
/
Division of Environmental Sciences, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Baburayanpettai-603201, Chengalpattu
Tamil Nadu
India
/
INTI International University
Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai
71800 Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia


Ganesan Karthikeyan
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Helen Mary Rose
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-IARI
New Delhi
India


Ihsan Flayyih Hasan AI-Jawhari
Department of Biology
College of Education for Pure Sciences
University of Thi-Qar
Iraq


Ihuma O. Jerome
Department of Biological Science
Faculty of Science and Technology, Bingham University
Karu Nasarawa State
Nigeria


J.O. Ihuma
Department of Biological Science
Faculty of Science and Technology, Bingham University
Karu Nasarawa State
Nigeria


J. Sampath
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


Joseph Ezra John
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


K. Mathiyarasi
Division of Environment Science
Indian Agriculture Research Institute
New Delhi
India


Karthika Ponnusamy
Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Science & Humanities
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Haryana
India


Kovilpillai Boomiraj
Climate Research Centre
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


Kamyar Amirhosseini
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran
Tehran
Iran


Murugaiyan Sinduja
National Agro Foundation
Taramani, Chennai
Tamil Nadu-600113
India


Murugesan Kokila
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-IARI
New Delhi
India


Muthusamy Shankar
Division of Plant Genetic Resources
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi
India


M. Sinduja
National Agro-foundation Research & Development Centre
Chennai
India


Muthusamy Shankar
Division of Plant Genetic Resources
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi
India


Malgwi T. Doris
Department of Community Medicine
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi
Anambra State
Nigeria


Murugaiyan Sinduja
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


O.V. Oyelade
Department of Physics
Faculty of Science and Technology, Bingham University
Karu Nasarawa State
Nigeria


P.M. Brindhavani
Adhiyamman College of Agriculture and Research
Krishnagiri
Tamil Nadu-635105
India


Periyasamy Dhevagi
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


R. Kalpana
National Agro Foundation, Research & Development Centre
Anna University Taramani Campus, Taramani
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India


Ragul Subramaniyan
Plant Variety Examination Research Associate (PVERA)
Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers' Rights Authority
New Delhi
India


Ramesh Poornima
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Ravi Raveena
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


R. Kaveena
Swamy Vivekananda College of Pharmacy
Tiruchengode
India


R. Raveena
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Ravi Raveena
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Sathya Velusamy
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India


Sangilidurai Karthika
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Selvaraj Keerthana
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


Sagia Sajish
Division of Microbiology
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi
India


Sethupathi Nedumaran
Division of Environment Science
ICAR-IARI
New Delhi
India


Sudhakaran Mani
Department of Environmental Scienc
JKK Munirajah College of Agricultural Science
Namakkal
India


S. Akila
National Agro-foundation Research & Development Centre
Chennai
India


Senthamizh Selvi
Department of Agricultural Microbiology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


S. Chaitanya Kumari
Department of Microbiology
Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities & Commerce, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad
Telangana
India


Thangaraj Gokul Kannan
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
India


T. Gokul Kannan
Department of Environmental Sciences
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
India


Tayo I. Famojuro
Department of Pharmacognosy
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bingham University
Karu Nasarawa State
Nigeria


Zahra Haghani
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran
Tehran
Iran