_Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture_ explores the use of
beneficial microorganisms as an alternative to current synthetic plant
protection strategies. The book highlights a range of renewable raw
substrates including agro-industrial waste as a dependable and
cost-effective technology for the mass production of biosurfactant,
emphasizes the formulation of biosurfactants using a full-factorial
design, scientometric assessment, and presents mathematical modeling
for the enhancement of production processes. Recent biotechnological
techniques such as functional metagenomics that could help in the
molecular characterization of novel biosurfactant with multifunctional
activities majorly from uncultured and unexploited microbes available
in the soil biosphere are also explored.
This book identifies possible modes of action by which nutrients are
normally released to plants through the formation of
metal-biosurfactant complexes and presents recent research findings on
the utilization of biosurfactants for the management of mycotoxins and
microorganisms when evaluated in the field and in greenhouses.
Finally, the book emphasizes the application of biosurfactants as a
form of potent antibiotics for the management of several zoonotic
diseases and in animal husbandry.
* Provides a comprehensive look at recent advances in the
application of nanobiosurfactants for the agricultural pest,
post-harvest, and disease management
* Includes examples of application in both plant and animal
agriculture
* Highlights the effective production of biosurfactants by diverse
microbial populations, especially from uncultivated agricultural soil
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ISBN
9780128230954
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Elsevier S & T
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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