Bioformulations: for Sustainable Agriculture

Part 1. Introduction.- 1. Bioformulations for Plant Growth Promotion and Combating Phytopathogens: A Sustainable Approach.- 2. Formulation Technology of Biocontrol Agents - Present Status and Future Prospects.- 3. Beneficial Microorganisms: Current Challenge to Increase Crop Performance.- 4. The Production and Potential of Biofertilizers to Improve Crop Yields.- 5. Effect of Bioinoculants on the Quality of Crops.- Part 2. Diverse Applications.- 6. The Biological Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.- 7. The Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi in Combination with Trichoderma spp. in Sustainable Agriculture.- 8. Bioformulations of Novel Indigenous Rhizobacterial Strains for Managing Soilborne Pathogens.- 9. Bio-Based and Reduced-Risk Strategies for the Management of Phytophthora Blight and Root Rot of Pepper.- 10. Formulation of Pochonia chlamydosporia for Plant and Nematode Management.- 11. Improvement of Crop Protection and Yield in Hostile Agroecological Conditions with PGPR-Based Biofertilizer Formulations.- 12. Use of Indigenous Cyanobacteria for Sustainable Improvement of Biogeochemical and Physical Fertility of Marginal Soils in Semiarid Tropics.- Part 3. Present Scenario and Future.- 13. The Contribution of Secondary Metabolites in the Success of Bioformulations.- 14. Encapsulation Techniques for Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria.- 15. An Overview of Globally Available Bio-Formulations.- 16. Regulation of Biopesticides: Global Concerns and Policies.

Dr Naveen Kumar Arora, PhDMicrobiology, Associate Professor in Department of Environmental Microbiology,Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, UttarPradesh, India is a renowned researcher in the field of EnvironmentalMicrobiology and Biotechnology. His specific area of research is rhizospherebiology and PGPRs. He has 38 research papers published in premium internationaljournals and several articles published in magazines and dailies. He is editorof the book 'Plant Microbe Symbiosis: Fundamentals and Advances', published bySpringer. He is member of several national and international societies andreviewer of several international journals. He has delivered lectures inconferences and seminars around the globe. He has a long standing interest inteaching at the PG level and is involved in taking courses in bacteriology,microbial physiology environmental microbiology, agriculture microbiology andindustrial microbiology. He has been advisor to 57 post graduate and 03doctoral students. Recently he was awarded for excellence in research by the HonorableGovernor of Uttar Pradesh. Although an academician and researcher by professionhe has a huge obsession for the wildlife and its conservation and has authoreda book, Splendid Wilds. He has adedicated website www.naveenarora.co.in for the cause of wildlife andenvironment conservation.

Raffaella Balestrini, PhD in Biology and Biotechnologyof Fungi, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection,CNR. Researches mainly focus on different aspects of plant-symbioticfungi interactions (endo and ectomycorrhizae). Researches currently developed,using molecular and cellular approaches including confocal microscope, in situ hybridization and lasermicrodissection (LMD), are: genomics and functional genomics in mycorrhizalfungi; cellular and molecular interactions between plants and mycorrhizalfungi, with particular attention to plant and fungal cell wall