TY - BOOK AU - Rao, N. S. Subba TI - Soil microbiology SN - 9789386479891 U1 - 579.1757 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - Medtech, Scientific International(Pvt.) Ltd. KW - Soil microbiology N1 - Includes appendix, bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Soil : the natural medium for plant growth -- Soil microorganisms -- The rhizosphere and the Phyllosphere -- Nitrogen fixation in free-living and associative symbiotic bacteria -- Nitrogen fixation by free - living blue - green algae -- Nitrogen fixation by symbiotic blue - green algae -- Rhizobium and legume root nodulation -- Actinorhizal plants (Frankia - induced nodulation) -- Organic matter decomposition -- Nitrification and denitrification -- Microbial products influencing plant growth -- Sulphur, phosphorus and trace element nutrition -- Biodegradation of pesticides and pollutants -- Mycorrhizae -- Biotechnology in agriculture. ER -