Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Ser.: Microbial ...

Microbial InoculantsRecent Progress and Applications\nAuthor(s): Vijay Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Michel R Zambrano Passarini, Shobhika Parmar, Vipin Kumar Singh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780323990431, 978-0323990431\nSynopsis\nIn the recent past, beneficial microorganisms have been sustainably used in agriculture as a safe, economic, and effective alternative to chemical fertilizers or pesticides. These beneficial microbes, including bacteria, actinomycetes, and yeast, were efficiently applied in soil, seeds, fruits, or plants as inoculants, to achieve the optimum agricultural yield.\n\nAn efficient delivery method or enhanced shelf life of microbial inoculants in the soil or seed is still a matter of concern. The response of local genetic or ecological factors, after microbial applications, are also unknown and less studied. Therefore, Microbial Inoculants: Recent Progress and Applications.