Agricultural and Food Microbiology
9781774695494
280 pages
Arcler Education Inc
Overview
Complex interactions among microbes and agricultural systems must be better understood to facilitate the optimal use of beneficial microorganisms and maximal control of pathogens. Opportunities in microbiology research are the gateway to sustaining and improving agriculture and food production, quality, and safety. This book deals with Agricultural Microbiology, metabolism in bacteria, chemoautotrophy, photo-autotrophy, photo-respiration, beneficial microorganisms in agriculture, plant metabolic pathways, carbohydrate metabolism, carbon reduction in C3 plants, sucrose metabolism, starch metabolism, elements of immunology, industrial microbiology and fermentation technology, principle and working of basic equipment and experimentation.
Author Bio
Dr. Khushboo Chaudhary is presently working as a Research Associate in NRCE, Hisar Haryana, India and has one year of teaching experience and seven years of research experience. Previously, she worked on “Improvement of Phytoremediation efficiency of Fluoride”. She has published several research papers in international and national journals. She has published five international textbooks. She has got the seven best paper and poster presentation awards from the Indian Society of Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development and received the president appreciation awards also in the International conference. She has got the best poster award from ISSGPU Central Institute Research on Goats, Makhdoom. She has published several gene banks in NCBI Pubmed. She has also published a research article in the virology journal. She is likely to be a co-author in several of the publications and coauthor in J. Virological Methods.