Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture — An Overview

• Published in: Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture, Vol. 1 pp. 11 - 40
• Main Author: Ray, R. C
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• 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

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...