Biotechnology concerns the practical application of organisms or their components. Historically biotechnology was an art involved in the production of vines, beers and cheeses. Now a days it involve a series of advanced technologies spanning biology, chemistry and process engineering. In recent years discoveries regarding genetic engineering have had a major impact on biotechnology. Its application are varied including the production of new metabolites, drugs, transgenic organisms and biological fuels, genetherapy and remediation of pollutants. The present book gives more emphasis on fungal biotechnology. Different types of microbes (actinomycetes, bacteria and fungi) are extensively used in the production of a large variety of proteins, enzymes, vitamins, antibiotics, steroids, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, alcohols and biocides. Some of these have developed into large industries producing organic acids, breweries, amino acids, milk products, etc. This book also describes some of the modern techniques used in production of biocides e.g. isolation of fungal protoplasm and production of potent antagonistic strains to control some of the destructive plant pathogens.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.G. Mukerji
Professor K.G. Mukerji has published over 600 research papers. He has co-authored ‘Taxonomy of Indian Myxomycetes’ (J. Cramer, Germany), ‘Plant Diseases of India’ (Research Studies Press Limited, England and John Wiley and Sons Inc., USA) and edited ‘Biocontrol of Plant Diseases’ Vols. I and II (CRC Press, USA), ‘Handbook of applied Mycology’, Vols. I-IV (Marcel and Dekkar, USA), ‘Concepts in Mycorrhizal Research’, Techniques in Mycorrhizal Studies’ (Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands), ‘Advances in Botany’, ‘The Mushrooms of India-Boletaceae’, ‘Red Algae’, ‘Brown Algae’, ‘Integrated Pest and Disease Management’, ‘Glimpses in Botany’ (APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi), ‘Biology of Lichens’ (Aravali Books International, New Delhi), of Plant Pathogens’, ‘Mycorrhizal Biology’, ‘Biocontrol Potential & its Exploitation in sustainable Agriculture’ Vols. I and II (Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, USA). He is on the editorial board of several National and International Journals dealing with Botany, Mycology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology. More than 60 students have got Ph.D. in Botany under the supervision of Professor Mukerji. He is a member of numerous societies and microbial ecology. Professor Mukerji is a distinguished mycologist and microbial ecologist and he is well reputed for his research contributions all over the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rajni Gupta
Dr. Rajni Gupta is teaching in the Department of Botany, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, Delhi. She got her M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degree in Botany from Agra University. She did Post Doctoral work in the Department of Botany, University of Delhi with Prof. K.G. Mukerji a distinguished Mycologist and Microbial ecologist. She has worked in the field of VAM fungi in biocontrol or weeds. She has published more than 40 Research papers in different National and Internatioal Journals. She has edited "Advances in Microbial Biotechnology" and authored "Microbial Technology".
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