Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology

The book "Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology, Volume I, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria" is a collection of the latest findings regarding the microbiology and biotechnology of soil microbes, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). It is because such a field is growing incredibly rapid. Research experts and scientists from across the world have contributed to the book containing a wide range of subjects applicable to Microbiologists, Biotechnologists, Plant Biologists, Plant Physiologists, Molecular Biologists, Ecologists, Environmentalists, etc. The most important subjects related to PGPR including their isolation, identification, phylogeny and applications have been analyzed, reviewed and discussed in the book. The biotechnological aspects, which may enhance the applicability of PGPR as inoculums and their use under stress, have also been presented. It is written in a language, so that a wide range of readership including students (under graduate and post graduate), researchers and scientists can comfortably use it. Hopefully such a contribution can be a suitable complimentary to the previously presented collections.

About the Author :
The author of the book "Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology" Professor Mohammad Miransari, has spent most of his life in research and academy. He was born in 1968 in the village of Mahabad, Province of Isfahan, Iran. His academic life has been in Iran and Canada in the following universities, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, McGill University, Canada and Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. He has performed several scientific projects in different parts of the world including Iran, Canada, USA, Switzerland and India. So far his efforts have resulted in more than 50 ISI articles, five text books, and 20 book chapter. He has been editor, author and reviewer for some of the most well known publishers in the world. The most important focus of his research has been the dynamic of N in the soil, use of microbial signal molecules under stress and the use of microbes to alleviate stress. Most of his review articles are related to the use of soil microbes for the production of bioinoculums and alleviations of stress by soil microbes. He would like to serve the scientific community by doing different research activities and publishing them with the help of colleagues from different parts of the world. Hopefully such efforts can be useful and applicable to the scientific community and motivate them to research more and benefit the world people.