K. R. Krishna

Microbiology of the Agricultural Sky

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Overviews information and usefulness of microbes in agrarian sky to crops. Also details their general distribution, spread distance, and intercontinental migration of microbes. Covers topics like, aeolian dust microbes, role of aerial microbes in nutrient dynamics, importance of plant's phyllosphere, crop epidemics and pandemics etc.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781774916322
• ISBN-10: 1774916320
• Artikelnr.: 70943416

Autorenporträt

K. R. Krishna, PhD (Agriculture), is an agricultural scientist. His contributions deal with soil fertility, microbiology, agroecosystems, precision farming, farm robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. He has authored journal articles, refereed papers, books, and book chapters. He is a member of the International Society for Precision Agriculture, American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Ecological Society of America, and Indian Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of India. He has authored several books on international agriculture. He is retired from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India. He has received several awards for his contributions including Prof APJ Abdul Kalam Gold Medal in 2017 for his contributions to international agriculture and peace.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Microbes in the Agricultural Sky: Historical and Introductory Aspects 2.
Microbes in Atmosphere: An Agrarian Perspective 3. Aerial Migration of
Microbes: Influence on Agricultural Ecosystems 4. Aeolian Dust Storms and
Microbes 5. Aerial Microbes and Nutrient Dynamics in Agricultural Cropping
Zones 6. Microbes on Crop Canopies: Their Significance to Crop Productivity
7. Aerial Microbes and Crop Diseases: Epidemics and Pandemics 8. Farm
Procedures and Aerial Microbes