Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Microbial Interaction and Applications of Beneficial Microbes 2017

Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Microbial Interaction and Applications of Beneficial Microbes 2017
Author: ConferenceSeries
Publisher: ConferenceSeries
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN:

July 17-18, 2017 Munich, Germany Key Topics : Potential Use of Beneficial Microorganisms, Microbial Association-Microbial Interactions, Host Microbe Interactions, Probiotics-Prebiotics Research, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Diversity, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Diseases and Epidemiology, Agricultural Microbiology, Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity, Microbes of Water Ecosystem, Industrial Use of Microbes, Soil Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology, Biofilm Formation, Microbes in Biogeochemical Models, Beneficial Microbes in Food Technology, Forest Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, Microbiology in Medical, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry,

Proceedings of 7th Euro Global Summit on Clinical Microbiology and Mycotoxins 2017

Proceedings of 7th Euro Global Summit on Clinical Microbiology and Mycotoxins 2017
Author: ConferenceSeries
Publisher: ConferenceSeries
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN:

February 27-28, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands Key Topics : Identification and characterization of Mycotoxins, Co-occurrence and Co-exposure, Disease and Mycotoxins monitoring, Detoxification/Degradation, Impact on Human Health and animal health, Toxicology, Carcinogenic myco-toxins and Epidemiology, Food contamination and control methodologies, Genetic-bio molecular controls of biosynthesis, Entrepreneur Investments Meet: Description, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Safety, Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, Applied Mycology, Chemistry of Mycotoxins, Mycotoxins Metabolites in Human and Animals, Chromatography of Mycotoxins, Mycotoxins in grain, Environmental Mycology, Mycotoxic Fungi, Food and Nutrition Toxicology, Food Borne Diseases, Fungal Allergy and Pathogenicity, Fungal Biotechnology,

Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants

Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants
Author: Youssef Rouphael
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2021-02-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036500286

Over the past decade, interest in plant biostimulants has been on the rise, compelled by the growing interest of researchers, extension specialists, private industries, and farmers in integrating these products in the array of environmentally friendly tools to secure improved crop performance, nutrient efficiency, product quality, and yield stability. Plant biostimulants include diverse organic and inorganic substances, natural compounds, and/or beneficial microorganisms such as humic acids, protein hydrolysates, seaweed and plant extracts, silicon, endophytic fungi like mycorrhizal fungi, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria belonging to the genera Azospirillum, Azotobacter, and Rhizobium. Other substances (e.g., chitosan and other biopolymers and inorganic compounds) can have biostimulant properties, but their classification within the group of biostimulants is still under consideration. Plant biostimulants are usually applied to high-value crops, mainly greenhouse crops, fruit trees and vines, open-field crops, flowers, and ornamentals to sustainably increase yield and product quality. The global biostimulant market is currently estimated at about $2.0 billion and is expected to reach $3.0 billion by 2021 at an annual growth rate of 13%. A growing interest in plant biostimulants from industries and scientists was demonstrated by the high number of published peer-reviewed articles, conferences, workshops, and symposia in the past ten years. This book compiles several original research articles, technology reports, methods, opinions, perspectives, and invited reviews and mini reviews dissecting the biostimulatory action of these natural compounds and substances and beneficial microorganisms on crops grown under optimal and suboptimal growing conditions (e.g., salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency and toxicity, heavy metal contaminations, waterlogging, and adverse soil pH conditions). Also included are contributions dealing with the effect as well as the molecular and physiological mechanisms of plant biostimulants on nutrient efficiency, product quality, and modulation of the microbial population both quantitatively and qualitatively. In addition, identification and understanding of the optimal method, time, rate of application and phenological stage for improving plant performance and resilience to stress as well as the best combinations of plant species/cultivar × environment × management practices are also reported. We strongly believe that high standard reflected in this compilation on the principles and practices of plant biostimulants will foster knowledge transfer among scientific communities, industries, and agronomists, and will enable a better understanding of the mode of action and application procedures of biostimulants in different cropping systems.

Proceedings of 5th World Bioenergy Congress and Expo 2017

Proceedings of 5th World Bioenergy Congress and Expo 2017
Author: ConferenceSeries
Publisher: ConferenceSeries
Total Pages: 113
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

June 29-30, 2017 Madrid, Spain Key Topics : Biomass feed stocks for renewable energy generation, Bioenergy Conversion, Bioenergy Transition, Processes for Bioenergy, Bioenergy Applications, Biogas, Biodiesel, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Biofuels, Bioethanol, Biomass Technology, Bioenergy Companies and Market,

Biofertilizers

Biofertilizers
Author: Amitava Rakshit
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2021-03-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128230304

Biofertilizers, Volume One: Advances in Bio-inoculants provides state-of-the-art descriptions of various approaches, techniques and basic fundamentals of BI used in crop fertilization practices. The book presents research within a relevant theoretical framework to improve our understanding of core issues as applied to natural resource management. Authored by renowned scientists actively working on bio-inoculant, biofertilizer and bio-stimulant sciences, the book addresses the scope of inexpensive and energy neutral bio-inoculant technologies and the impact regulation has on biofertilizer utilization. This book is a valuable reference for agricultural/environmental scientists in academic and corporate environments, graduate and post-graduate students, regulators and policymakers. - Informs researchers on how to develop innovative products and technologies that increase crop yields and quality while decreasing agricultural carbon footprints - Focuses on production, protocols and developments in the processing of bio-inoculants, bio-stimulants and bio-fertilizers - Summarizes the biologically active compounds and examines current research areas

Halophilic Microorganisms

Halophilic Microorganisms
Author: Antonio Ventosa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2013-11-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 366207656X

Various groups of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, algae and even fungi - have adapted to a life in a hypersaline environment. Halophilic Microorganisms explores the many-fold aspects of life under these extreme conditions. Several contributions analyze the microbial communities in different hypersaline environments such as salterns, soda lakes, and the Dead Sea or salt sediments. Reviews of their biodiversity, phylogeny, and genetics are given as well as of the diverse adaptation strategies of salt-tolerant or salt-requiring microorganisms. Microorganisms that have adapted to moderate salt concentrations or to habitats with drastic fluctuations are also treated in addition to the extreme halophiles. Their physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms developed in response to salinity and high osmotic pressure as well as current and future biotechnological applications are presented.

Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
Author: K. Ramesh Reddy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 926
Release: 2022-09-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429531931

The globally important nature of wetland ecosystems has led to their increased protection and restoration as well as their use in engineered systems. Underpinning the beneficial functions of wetlands are a unique suite of physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate elemental cycling in soils and the water column. This book provides an in-depth coverage of these wetland biogeochemical processes related to the cycling of macroelements including carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur, secondary and trace elements, and toxic organic compounds. In this synthesis, the authors combine more than 100 years of experience studying wetlands and biogeochemistry to look inside the black box of elemental transformations in wetland ecosystems. This new edition is updated throughout to include more topics and provide an integrated view of the coupled nature of biogeochemical cycles in wetland systems. The influence of the elemental cycles is discussed at a range of scales in the context of environmental change including climate, sea level rise, and water quality. Frequent examples of key methods and major case studies are also included to help the reader extend the basic theories for application in their own system. Some of the major topics discussed are: Flooded soil and sediment characteristics Aerobic-anaerobic interfaces Redox chemistry in flooded soil and sediment systems Anaerobic microbial metabolism Plant adaptations to reducing conditions Regulators of organic matter decomposition and accretion Major nutrient sources and sinks Greenhouse gas production and emission Elemental flux processes Remediation of contaminated soils and sediments Coupled C-N-P-S processes Consequences of environmental change in wetlands# The book provides the foundation for a basic understanding of key biogeochemical processes and its applications to solve real world problems. It is detailed, but also assists the reader with box inserts, artfully designed diagrams, and summary tables all supported by numerous current references. This book is an excellent resource for senior undergraduates and graduate students studying ecosystem biogeochemistry with a focus in wetlands and aquatic systems.

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics
Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 940
Release: 2015-09-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128023716

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion reviews and presents new hypotheses and conclusions on the effects of different bioactive components of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics to prevent disease and improve the health of various populations. Experts define and support the actions of bacteria; bacteria modified bioflavonoids and prebiotic fibrous materials and vegetable compounds. A major emphasis is placed on the health-promoting activities and bioactive components of probiotic bacteria. - Offers a novel focus on synbiotics, carefully designed prebiotics probiotics combinations to help design functional food and nutraceutical products - Discusses how prebiotics and probiotics are complementary and can be incorporated into food products and used as alternative medicines - Defines the variety of applications of probiotics in health and disease resistance and provides key insights into how gut flora are modified by specific food materials - Includes valuable information on how prebiotics are important sources of micro-and macronutrients that modify body functions

Food Safety Engineering

Food Safety Engineering
Author: Ali Demirci
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030426602

Food Safety Engineering is the first reference work to provide up-to-date coverage of the advanced technologies and strategies for the engineering of safe foods. Researchers, laboratory staff and food industry professionals with an interest in food engineering safety will find a singular source containing all of the needed information required to understand this rapidly advancing topic. The text lays a solid foundation for solving microbial food safety problems, developing advanced thermal and non-thermal technologies, designing food safety preventive control processes and sustainable operation of the food safety preventive control processes. The first section of chapters presents a comprehensive overview of food microbiology from foodborne pathogens to detection methods. The next section focuses on preventative practices, detailing all of the major manufacturing processes assuring the safety of foods including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC), food traceability, and recalls. Further sections provide insights into plant layout and equipment design, and maintenance. Modeling and process design are covered in depth. Conventional and novel preventive controls for food safety include the current and emerging food processing technologies. Further sections focus on such important aspects as aseptic packaging and post-packaging technologies. With its comprehensive scope of up-to-date technologies and manufacturing processes, this is a useful and first-of-its kind text for the next generation food safety engineering professionals.