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Soil Microbiology

Unit 3: Soil Microbiology · Discipline 03: Agricultural Microbiology

MICRO.ECOLOGY Microbiology

Microbial interactions, nutrient cycling, rhizosphere biology and the uncultivable majority.

15 sub-topics

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01

Soil microorganisms - major groups

MICRO.ECOLOGY

02

decomposition of organic matter

MICRO.ECOLOGY

03

soil health

AGRI.SOIL

04

root exudates (rhizodeposition) and rhizosphere effects

MICRO.ECOLOGY

05

exploration of rhizosphere microflora for plant productivity

MICRO.ECOLOGY

06

microbial biomass

MICRO.ECOLOGY

07

nitrogen cycle - ammonification, nitrification, denitrification

MICRO.ECOLOGY

08

biological nitrogen fixation (symbiotic, associative, asymbiotic)

MICRO.ECOLOGY

09

biochemistry and genetics of nitrogen fixation

MICRO.ECOLOGY

10

microbial transformations of phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and minor nutrients

GENETICS.MICROBIAL

11

role of biofertilizers in agriculture and forestry

ENV_BIOTECH

12

bioremediation of problematic soils

ENV_BIOTECH

13

plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and their mode of action

MICRO.ECOLOGY

14

mycorrhiza and their associations

MICRO.ECOLOGY

15

formation and composition of soil organic matter - ferulic acid, fulvic acid, humic acid

AGRI.SOIL