Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

Part I. Introduction

1. Synthesis of Policy Support, Quality Control, and Regulatory Management of Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture
Chetan Keswani, Birinchi Kumar Sarma, Harikesh Bahadur Singh

Part II. Issues in Commercialization of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

2. Superior Polymeric Formulations and Emerging Innovative Products of Bacterial Inoculants for Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment
Yoav Bashan, Luz E. de-Bashan, S. R. Prabhu

3. Formulation and Commercialization of Rhizobia: Asian Scenario
Rajendran Vijayabharathi, Arumugam Sathya, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan

4. Regulatory Issues in Commercialization of Bacillus thuringiensis-Based Biopesticides
Estibaliz Sansinenea

5.
Beauveria bassiana as Biocontrol Agent: Formulation and Commercialization for Pest Management
Carlos García-Estrada, Enrique Cat, Irene Santamarta

6. Commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture and Forestry
Sumita Pal, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Alvina Farooqui, Amitava Rakshit

7. Microbial Consortial Products for Sustainable Agriculture: Commercialization and Regulatory Issues in India
Jegan Sekar, Rengalakshmi Raj, V. R. Prabavathy

8. Agriculturally Important Microorganisms as Biofertilizers: Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements in Asia
Vachspati Pandey, K. Chandra

Part III. Biopesticide and Biofertilizer Regulatory Requirements in South and Southeast Asia

9. Research, Development and Commercialisation of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms in Malaysia
Ganisan Krishnen, Mohamad Roff Mohd. Noor, Alicia Jack, Sharif Haron

10. Development and Application of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms in India
Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Chetan Keswani, Kartikay Bisen, Birinchi Kumar Sarma, Pranjib Kumar Chakrabarty

11. Regulatory Requirements and Registration of Biopesticides in the Philippines
Marilyn B. Brown, Cristine Marie B. Brown, Robert A. Nepomuceno

12. Biofertilizer Research, Development, and Application in Vietnam
Pham Toan

13. Biopesticides Research: Current Status and Future Trends in Sri Lanka
R. H. S. Rajapakse, Disna Ratnasekera, S. Abeysinghe

Part IV. Biopesticide and Biofertilizer Regulatory Requirements in North Asia

14. Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements of Biopesticides in China
Tao Tian, Bingbing Sun, Hongtao Li, Yan Li, Tantan Gao, Yunchao Li, Qingchao Zeng, Qi Wang

15. The Registration and Regulation of Biopesticides in Taiwan
Tsung-Chun Lin, Tang-Kai Wang, Hua-Fang Hsu, Ruey-Jang Chang

Part V. Biopesticide and Biofertilizer Regulatory Requirements in West Asia

16. Biorational, Environmentally Safe Methods for the Control of Soil Pathogens and Pests in Israel
Liroa Shaltiel-Harpaz, Segula Masaphy, Leah Tsror (Lahkim), Eric Palevsky

17. Present Status and the Future Prospects of Microbial Biopesticides in Iran
Mohammad Reza Moosavi, Rasoul Zare

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