Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture explores the use of beneficial microorganisms as an alternative to current synthetic plant protection strategies. The book highlights a range of renewable raw substrates including agro-industrial waste as a dependable and cost-effective technology for the mass production of biosurfactant, emphasizes the formulation of biosurfactants using a full-factorial design, scientometric assessment, and presents mathematical modeling for the enhancement of production processes. Recent biotechnological techniques such as functional metagenomics that could help in the molecular characterization of novel biosurfactant with multifunctional activities majorly from uncultured and unexploited microbes available in the soil biosphere are also explored.
This book identifies possible modes of action by which nutrients are normally released to plants through the formation of metal-biosurfactant complexes and presents recent research findings on the utilization of biosurfactants for the management of mycotoxins and microorganisms when evaluated in the field and in greenhouses. Finally, the book emphasizes the application of biosurfactants as a form of potent antibiotics for the management of several zoonotic diseases and in animal husbandry.
1. Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 10. List of Tables - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 1 : Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables - p. Page ix 12. Chapter 2 : Biological control activity of biosurfactant against plant pathogens - p. Page ix 13. Chapter 3 : Application of biosurfactants as a replacement to synthetic surfactants used in pesticide industries - p. Page ix 14. Chapter 4 : Biosurfactant as biostimulant: Factors responsible for plant growth promotions - p. Page ix 15. Chapter 5 : Production and commercialization of biosurfactants for plant pest management - p. Page ix 16. Chapter 6 : Significance of advanced methodologies for effective production of biosurfactants from diverse microbial populations most especially from uncultivated agricultural soil - p. Page ix 17. Chapter 7 : Cultivation of biosurfactants on cheap energy sources using agricultural wastes - p. Page ix 18. Chapter 8 : Application of biosurfactant as antibiotics for the management of diseases affecting livestock - p. Page ix 19. Chapter 9 : Application of biosurfactants for the management of mycotoxins - p. Page ix 20. Chapter 10 : Screening of high yield biosurfactant producing strains of agribiotechnological importance - p. Page ix 21. Chapter 11 : The potential of biosurfactant for improving the bioavailability of nutrient for beneficial plant-associated microbes - p. Page ix 22. Chapter 12 : Synergistic effect of biosurfactant with bioherbicides and their effectiveness in the management of weeds - p. Page ix 23. Chapter 13 : Understanding mechanisms underlying genes regulating the production of biosurfactant - p. Page ix 24. Chapter 14 : Molecular techniques and cell culture for the characterization of biosurfactant producing strains - p. Page ix 25. Chapter 15 : Application of biosurfactant as biocontrol agents against soil-borne and root-borne plant pathogens - p. Page ix 26. Chapter 16 : Biological control activity of biosurfactant for the management of root disease in crop plants - p. Page ix 27. Index - p. Page ix
Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture explores the use of beneficial microorganisms as an alternative to current synthetic plant protection strategies. The book highlights a range of renewable raw substrates including agro-industrial waste as a dependable and cost-effective technology for the mass production of biosurfactant, emphasizes the formulation of biosurfactants using a full-factorial design, scientometric assessment, and presents mathematical modeling for the enhancement of production processes. Recent biotechnological techniques such as functional metagenomics that could help in the molecular characterization of novel biosurfactant with multifunctional activities majorly from uncultured and unexploited microbes available in the soil biosphere are also explored.
This book identifies possible modes of action by which nutrients are normally released to plants through the formation of metal-biosurfactant complexes and presents recent research findings on the utilization of biosurfactants for the management of mycotoxins and microorganisms when evaluated in the field and in greenhouses. Finally, the book emphasizes the application of biosurfactants as a form of potent antibiotics for the management of several zoonotic diseases and in animal husbandry.
1. Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 10. List of Tables - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 1 : Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables - p. Page ix 12. Chapter 2 : Biological control activity of biosurfactant against plant pathogens - p. Page ix 13. Chapter 3 : Application of biosurfactants as a replacement to synthetic surfactants used in pesticide industries - p. Page ix 14. Chapter 4 : Biosurfactant as biostimulant: Factors responsible for plant growth promotions - p. Page ix 15. Chapter 5 : Production and commercialization of biosurfactants for plant pest management - p. Page ix 16. Chapter 6 : Significance of advanced methodologies for effective production of biosurfactants from diverse microbial populations most especially from uncultivated agricultural soil - p. Page ix 17. Chapter 7 : Cultivation of biosurfactants on cheap energy sources using agricultural wastes - p. Page ix 18. Chapter 8 : Application of biosurfactant as antibiotics for the management of diseases affecting livestock - p. Page ix 19. Chapter 9 : Application of biosurfactants for the management of mycotoxins - p. Page ix 20. Chapter 10 : Screening of high yield biosurfactant producing strains of agribiotechnological importance - p. Page ix 21. Chapter 11 : The potential of biosurfactant for improving the bioavailability of nutrient for beneficial plant-associated microbes - p. Page ix 22. Chapter 12 : Synergistic effect of biosurfactant with bioherbicides and their effectiveness in the management of weeds - p. Page ix 23. Chapter 13 : Understanding mechanisms underlying genes regulating the production of biosurfactant - p. Page ix 24. Chapter 14 : Molecular techniques and cell culture for the characterization of biosurfactant producing strains - p. Page ix 25. Chapter 15 : Application of biosurfactant as biocontrol agents against soil-borne and root-borne plant pathogens - p. Page ix 26. Chapter 16 : Biological control activity of biosurfactant for the management of root disease in crop plants - p. Page ix 27. Index - p. Page ix
