Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture — An Overview

Biotechnology plays a very important role in agriculture as a result of its ability to modify microorganisms, plants, animals and agricultural processes. The umbrella of microbial biotechnology in agriculture covers numerous scientific activities, ranging from production of biofertilizers to that of...

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Published inMicrobial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture, Vol. 1 pp. 11 - 40
Main Author Ray, R. C
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2005
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Soil Microbial Biomass Nitrogen
Lignin Peroxidase
Freshwater Aquaculture
Plant Growthpromoting Rhizobacteria
Biotic Associations
Mineral Phosphate Solubilization
Soil Enzymes
Blue Green Algae
Foreign DNA
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Probiotic Bacteria
Transgenic Plants
Phosphinothricin Acetyl Transferase
Rhizobium Meliloti
Lignocellulose Degradation
Viral Coat Protein Genes
Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
N2 Fixation
PGPR
TMV
Anabaena Azollae
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
Nitrogen Fixation
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Summary:Biotechnology plays a very important role in agriculture as a result of its ability to modify microorganisms, plants, animals and agricultural processes. The umbrella of microbial biotechnology in agriculture covers numerous scientific activities, ranging from production of biofertilizers to that of microbial pesticides; from biological nitrogen fixation to lignocellulose deg­ radation; from production of biomass and biofuels to transgenic plants. Similarly, in aquaculture biotechnology, the subject ranges from biofertilizers to phosphorus solubilization and lignocellulose degradation, microbial degradation of pollutants to adsorption of heavy metals, from formation of biofilm to bioprocessing of biomaterials such as metabolites, proteins, enzymes, polysaccharides, etc., which can ultimately lead to new industrial processes and better control of pests and diseases. Aquaculture research is being used to develop and commercialize vaccines and therapeutics to treat and control whirling and other diseases of fish and prawn, which together, cause losses to the time of $ 30 billion in international aquaculture and fishing industries.
ISBN:1578083672
9781578083671
DOI:10.1201/9781482280302-5