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Plants and Microbes: Bioresources for Sustainable Development and Biocontrol

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This chapter considers the application of bioresources obtained from plants and microbes and biomass obtained from their interactions, their types, their categories, and how these can be used as bioresources for sustainable development. Biomass wastes of plants and microbial origin are underutilized. Globally, 10–50 × 109 tons of lignocellulose biomass is generated from forest, agricultural, and fruit and vegetable processing wastes. This biomass provides an opportunity to be used as a potential biosource for the generation of valuable products by recycling and conservation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Similarly, use of microbial biomass for food, biofuels, bioremediation biofertilizers, biocomposites, material to remove heavy metals from the wastewater, and in biocontrol are some key areas where further research is needed. This chapter has also dedicated some sections to the use of plant- and microbes-based biosources for biocontrol. This chapter touches on all these areas, and suggests a few areas where bioresources obtained from plants, microbes, and the biomass obtained from their interactions can be a potential source for sustainable development and biocontrol.

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Bhargava, P., Gupta, N., Kumar, R., Vats, S. (2020). Plants and Microbes: Bioresources for Sustainable Development and Biocontrol. In: Varma, A., Tripathi, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Plant Microbe Symbiosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36248-5_9

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