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Advances in Plant & Microbial Biotechnology

  • Rita Kundu
  • Rajiv Narula
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xv
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  2. Dilute Acid Pretreatment Efficiency on Various Solid Loadings and Effect of Different Neutralizing Agents on Xylulosic Ethanol Production
    Narendra Naik Deshavath, Bijayeeni Singh Deo, Jyothika Boddu, Komali Vykuntam, Vaibhav V. Goud, Venkata Dasu Veeranki
    Pages 1-7
  3. Effect of BGA Biofertilizers Using Different Carrier Materials on Rice Crop
    Rajinder Kaur, Dinesh Goyal
    Pages 9-12
  4. Identification of Differentially Expressed Terminal Heat Stress-Associated Proteins in Developing Grains in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    Davinder Sharma, Ratan Tiwari, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Jagadish Rane, Rajender Singh
    Pages 13-18
  5. The Genetic Toxicity Potential of Heavy Metals (Zn, Cu) on Vigna radiata, Triticum aestivum, and Cicer arietinum
    Aparajita Shilpie, Kamal Nayan Mishra
    Pages 19-26
  6. Production, Optimization, and Characterization of Siderophore by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (C3) Isolated from Rhizospheric Soil
    Chhaya Verma, Apoorva Dixit, Rajesh Kumar
    Pages 27-32
  7. Development of Marker in the Soft Gold Mushroom Cordyceps spp. for Strain Improvement
    Loknath Deshmukh, Diva Gupta, Sardul Singh Sandhu
    Pages 33-39
  8. Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Pretreatment of Rice Straw with FeCl3 in Combination with H3PO4 for Improving Enzymatic Hydrolysis
    Bikash Kumar, Pradeep Verma
    Pages 41-48
  9. Profiling Indolic Auxins Produced by the Strains of Aspergillus Using Novel HPTLC Technique
    Dhavalkumar Patel, Anoshi Patel, Disha Vora, Kinjal Desai, Sudeshna Menon, Sebastian Vadakan et al.
    Pages 49-58
  10. Comparative Analysis of Cytotoxic Potential of Crude Extracts and Fractionated Isolates from Moringa oleifera Lam.
    Kinjal Desai, Vincent Braganza
    Pages 59-68
  11. Hydroxy Fatty Acid from Camelina sativa Seed Oil for Industrial Application
    Neha Sharma, Lekha Charan Meher, Mitesh Mittal, Sanjai Kumar Dwivedi
    Pages 69-75
  12. Comparison of Different Planting Methods to Determine the Precision of Phenotyping Wheat in Field Experiments
    Davinder Sharma, Jagadish Rane, Rajender Singh, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Ratan Tiwari
    Pages 77-83
  13. Effect of Extraction Temperature and Different Carrier Agents on Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Spray-Dried Murraya koenigii (Linn.) Leaf Extract
    Vandana Sablania, Sowriappan John Don Bosco, Shubham Rohilla
    Pages 85-93
  14. Isolation and Characterization of Microbial Asparaginase to Mitigate Acrylamide Formation in Food
    Mausumi Ray, Sunita Adhikari (Nee Pramanik), Pradyut Kundu
    Pages 95-100
  15. Small Colony Variant Selection, Biofilm Induction, and Interspecies Interactions of Ocular Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Sadhana Sagar, Shilpa Deshpande Kaistha
    Pages 101-113
  16. Comparative Analysis of Phytochemicals of Healthy and Symptomatic Clerodendrum inerme
    Sonal, Sharmita Gupta, Yati Prabha, S. K. Soni
    Pages 115-119
  17. Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle of Aqueous Extract of Allium Fistulosum and Its Efficiency Against Bacterial Contaminants from Industrial Waste Water and Its Photocatalytic Potential
    Uma Ramaswamy, Vicky Mani
    Pages 121-127
  18. Exploration of Biocontrol and Growth-Promoting Activity of Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Sugarcane Crop
    Beenu Shastri, Anil Kumar, Rajesh Kumar
    Pages 129-134

About this book

Introduction

Biotechnology refers to the use or manipulation of an organism or parts of an organism. While the early applications were certainly simpler (though still relevant), modern plant biotechnology is primarily associated with molecular biology, cloning and genetic engineering. Over the last 50 years, several key discoveries have revolutionized the biological sciences and enabled the rapid growth of the biotechnology industry.

This book gathers handpicked articles presented by national and international scientists at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, BIOSPECTRUM 2017. It highlights the works of researchers and students in India and abroad on plant biotechnology and its applications in addressing various agricultural and food production-related issues.

The respective papers explore a range of advances in plant biotechnology, e.g.: the cytotoxic potential of Moringaoleifera lam; the use of the entomo-pathogenic fungi Cordyceps sp. as unique and valuable sources of bioactive compounds; and strain improvement strategies for Cordyceps sp. In addition, they discuss the use of low-cost blue green algal biofertilizer comprising four blue green algal strains in rice fields; and the use of lignocellulosic materials as potential renewable energy resources for the production of fuels.

This book will be extremely useful for researchers and students of biotechnology and plant science, providing an essential update on the latest findings and trends.

Keywords

Fermentation Bio fertilisers Genotoxicity Phenotyping Plant biotechnology

Editors and affiliations

  • Rita Kundu
    • 1
  • Rajiv Narula
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of BotanyUniversity of CalcuttaKolkataIndia
  2. 2.State University of New YorkAlbanyUSA

About the editors

Dr. Rita Kundu is a Professor at the University of Calcutta’s Department of Botany. With a specialization in Cell Biology and Genetics, she has been engaged in cancer biology research. She has explored cell death through apoptosis /autophagy /any other way in cervical cancer cell lines using traditional medicinal plants and other organic sources (marine/ freshwater algal compounds, microbial compounds, synthetic organic compounds) to regulate cell proliferation. Currently, her main interest is in identifying metal-resistant crop (rice) varieties in southern West Bengal and studying their stress responses. She is the author of numerous papers.

Dr. Rajiv Narula received his Bachelor’s Degree in Botany from the esteemed Presidency College (now Presidency University), Calcutta. He went on to complete a Master’s in Biotechnology at GGD University, Chhattisgarh, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. After completing his doctoral thesis on Pathogen Reduction and Recycling of Bedding Materials on Dairy Farms (May 2011), he joined the State University of New York, Canton in 2011, and is currently a member of its Environmental Science and Chemistry Department.

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