Advances in Plant & Microbial Biotechnology

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Biotechnology refers to the use or manipulation of an organism or parts of an organism. While the early applications were certainly simpler (though still relevant), modern plant biotechnology is primarily associated with molecular biology, cloning and genetic engineering. Over the last 50 years, several key discoveries have revolutionized the biological sciences and enabled the rapid growth of the biotechnology industry. This book gathers handpicked articles presented by national and international scientists at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Biological Sciences, BIOSPECTRUM 2017. It highlights the works of researchers and students in India and abroad on plant biotechnology and its applications in addressing various agricultural and food production-related issues. The respective papers explore a range of advances in plant biotechnology, e.g.: the cytotoxic potential of Moringaoleifera lam; the use of the entomo-pathogenic fungi Cordyceps sp. as unique and valuable sources of bioactive compounds; and strain improvement strategies for Cordyceps sp. In addition, they discuss the use of low-cost blue green algal biofertilizer comprising four blue green algal strains in rice fields; and the use of lignocellulosic materials as potential renewable energy resources for the production of fuels. This book will be extremely useful for researchers and students of biotechnology and plant science, providing an essential update on the latest findings and trends. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Dilute Acid Pretreatment Efficiency on Various Solid Loadings and Effect of Different Neutralizing Agents on Xylulosic Ethanol Production (Narendra Naik Deshavath, Bijayeeni Singh Deo, Jyothika Boddu, Komali Vykuntam, Vaibhav V. Goud, Venkata Dasu Veeranki)....Pages 1-7 Effect of BGA Biofertilizers Using Different Carrier Materials on Rice Crop (Rajinder Kaur, Dinesh Goyal)....Pages 9-12 Identification of Differentially Expressed Terminal Heat Stress-Associated Proteins in Developing Grains in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (Davinder Sharma, Ratan Tiwari, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Jagadish Rane, Rajender Singh)....Pages 13-18 The Genetic Toxicity Potential of Heavy Metals (Zn, Cu) on Vigna radiata, Triticum aestivum, and Cicer arietinum (Aparajita Shilpie, Kamal Nayan Mishra)....Pages 19-26 Production, Optimization, and Characterization of Siderophore by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (C3) Isolated from Rhizospheric Soil (Chhaya Verma, Apoorva Dixit, Rajesh Kumar)....Pages 27-32 Development of Marker in the Soft Gold Mushroom Cordyceps spp. for Strain Improvement (Loknath Deshmukh, Diva Gupta, Sardul Singh Sandhu)....Pages 33-39 Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Pretreatment of Rice Straw with FeCl3 in Combination with H3PO4 for Improving Enzymatic Hydrolysis (Bikash Kumar, Pradeep Verma)....Pages 41-48 Profiling Indolic Auxins Produced by the Strains of Aspergillus Using Novel HPTLC Technique (Dhavalkumar Patel, Anoshi Patel, Disha Vora, Kinjal Desai, Sudeshna Menon, Sebastian Vadakan et al.)....Pages 49-58 Comparative Analysis of Cytotoxic Potential of Crude Extracts and Fractionated Isolates from Moringa oleifera Lam. (Kinjal Desai, Vincent Braganza)....Pages 59-68 Hydroxy Fatty Acid from Camelina sativa Seed Oil for Industrial Application (Neha Sharma, Lekha Charan Meher, Mitesh Mittal, Sanjai Kumar Dwivedi)....Pages 69-75 Comparison of Different Planting Methods to Determine the Precision of Phenotyping Wheat in Field Experiments (Davinder Sharma, Jagadish Rane, Rajender Singh, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Ratan Tiwari)....Pages 77-83 Effect of Extraction Temperature and Different Carrier Agents on Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Spray-Dried Murraya koenigii (Linn.) Leaf Extract (Vandana Sablania, Sowriappan John Don Bosco, Shubham Rohilla)....Pages 85-93 Isolation and Characterization of Microbial Asparaginase to Mitigate Acrylamide Formation in Food (Mausumi Ray, Sunita Adhikari (Nee Pramanik), Pradyut Kundu)....Pages 95-100 Small Colony Variant Selection, Biofilm Induction, and Interspecies Interactions of Ocular Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Sadhana Sagar, Shilpa Deshpande Kaistha)....Pages 101-113 Comparative Analysis of Phytochemicals of Healthy and Symptomatic Clerodendrum inerme ( Sonal, Sharmita Gupta, Yati Prabha, S. K. Soni)....Pages 115-119 Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle of Aqueous Extract of Allium Fistulosum and Its Efficiency Against Bacterial Contaminants from Industrial Waste Water and Its Photocatalytic Potential (Uma Ramaswamy, Vicky Mani)....Pages 121-127 Exploration of Biocontrol and Growth-Promoting Activity of Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Sugarcane Crop (Beenu Shastri, Anil Kumar, Rajesh Kumar)....Pages 129-134