Microbial Biofertilizers and Micronutrient Availability: The Role of Zinc in Agriculture and Human Health - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 303076608X ISBN 13: 9783030766085

Publisher: Springer, 2021

Synopsis

This volume addresses  various issues related to micronutrient deficiency, especially zinc, and discusses the possible approaches for combating mineral deficiency among humans and plants. The book mainly focuses on the zinc biofortification of vegetable and cereal crops and highlights the consequences of zinc deficiency and the health risks associated with zinc deficiency, especially in children and expecting mothers. The authors discuss different types of food that are rich in zinc and other minerals, how diets can be designed to meet the daily zinc requirements, and the impact of zinc deficiency on plant health and quality of agricultural products and the role of micronutrients in abiotic stress tolerance. The book also covers sustainable approaches to zinc biofortification in crops, such as the microbial solubilization of zinc in soil to improve zinc uptake by plants, and the formulation of these microbes into biofertilizers. The book will be of interest to dieticians, agricultural scientists, students and microbiologists.

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About the Author

Dr. Shams Tabrez Khan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Microbiology at Aligarh Muslim University, India. His research interests include novel microbes and their implication in industry and environment and Nanobiotechnology/Nanotoxicology. 

 

Dr. Abdul Malik is a Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Microbiology at Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has over 25 years of research experience in the fields of Agricultural Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology and Molecular Toxicology.

From the Back Cover

This volume addresses  various issues related to micronutrient deficiency, especially zinc, and discusses the possible approaches for combating mineral deficiency among humans and plants. The book mainly focuses on the zinc biofortification of vegetable and cereal crops and highlights the consequences of zinc deficiency and the health risks associated with zinc deficiency, especially in children and expecting mothers. The authors discuss different types of food that are rich in zinc and other minerals, how diets can be designed to meet the daily zinc requirements, and the impact of zinc deficiency on plant health and quality of agricultural products and the role of micronutrients in abiotic stress tolerance. The book also covers sustainable approaches to zinc biofortification in crops, such as the microbial solubilization of zinc in soil to improve zinc uptake by plants, and the formulation of these microbes into biofertilizers. The book will be of interest to dieticians, agricultural scientists, students and microbiologists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303076608X
• ISBN 13: 9783030766085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Khan Shams Tabrez, Malik Abdul