Main description:

Bio-inoculants in Horticultural Crops, Volume Three in the Advances in Bio-inoculant Sciences series, focuses on real-time application of novel microbes that have been proven to enhance and improve plant health and productivity. The book provides comprehensive information on a range of biological approaches and mechanisms for the improvement of horticultural crops being practiced in different production systems. Covering the subject from historical developments to recent advances in microbial interventions, it addresses the potential role and bio-mechanism of bio-inoculants for challenges including stress tolerance, production, commercialization, application methodology, challenges and future roadmap for sustainable production system of horticultural crops.

This volume will be useful to scientists, academicians, and students of horticulture, agriculture microbiology, plant protection, and other related subjects.

Contents:

1. Microbial inoculants for horticultural production: historical developments and recent advances
2. Role of beneficial microbes for sustainable production of high value crops
3. Biocontrol and plant growth promotion mechanism of various microbial agents
4. Microbial mediated abiotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops
5. Role of bio-inoculants in pest and disease management
6. Arbuscular mycorrhiza in micro-propagation programme of horticultural plants
7. Novel bio-pesticides and bio-agents under changing pest and diseases scenario
8. Mass production, application technology and commercialization strategies of advance bio-formulation for horticultural sector
9. Quality improvement of medicinal, ornamental and aromatic crops through microbial technology
10. Next-Generation Bioactive and bio-stimulants compounds for Plant Protection of horticultural crops
11. Nano-biopesticides and their scope in horticultural production system
12. Bio-management of plant parasitic nematodes
13. Plant-soil-microbes interaction for sustaining horticulture crops changing climatic condition
14. New paradigm in research and development of advance bio-inoculants for sustainable horticultural production
15. Opportunities, challenges, future prospects and conclusion