Soil Bacteria: Biofertilization and Soil Health

這本書全面探討了細菌在土壤健康中的關鍵角色，闡明了它們在有機物分解、金屬促進、頑固物質生物修復以及土壤肥力、植物健康和改良中的營養循環機制。

在農業生態系統中，土壤營養是支撐的基礎，可以通過肥料的外部來源或土壤細菌的作用內部來源。了解土壤細菌在生態框架內的複雜協調，提供了三個重要優勢：恢復土壤健康和質量（土壤復甦），增強土壤營養素的可用性（生物肥料），以及以環境可持續的方式提高作物產量（可持續農業）。

這本書適合廣泛的讀者，包括教育工作者、研究人員、技術專家、政策制定者、農業基金會、非政府組織，特別是研究生。它還可作為農業、微生物學、生物技術、林業、生態學、土壤科學和環境科學等各個學科的本科和研究生學生的補充材料。此外，它為國內外農業科學家和土壤生態學家提供了寶貴的見解，豐富了他們對土壤生態系統和農業可持續性的理解。

Shrivardhan Dheeman

Dr. Shrivardhan Dheeman is an associate professor, and Head of the Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology at MVN University, New Delhi, India. Dr. Dheeman is an enthusiastic researcher and a teacher of microbiology and biotechnology, with a PhD in microbiology specializing in plant-microbe interactions and microbial ecology from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India. He has more than 45 publications in prestigious journals, edited 4 books with Springer Nature, and submitted more than 25 bacterial sequences to NCBI, USA. He is an active life member of several scientific bodies such as Indian Science Congress Association and Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture.

Tofazzal Islam

Professor Tofazzal Islam is a distinguished figure in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering, serving as the Founding Director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in Bangladesh. Renowned internationally for his expertise in molecular host-microbe interactions and agrobiotechnology, he holds a PhD in applied biosciences from Hokkaido University. With a wealth of experience, Professor Islam has conducted postdoctoral research at prestigious institutions, supported by esteemed fellowships including JSPS, Alexander von Humboldt, Commonwealth, and Fulbright. Notably, he led an international team that swiftly identified the origin of the 2016 wheat blast epidemic in Bangladesh, showcasing his leadership and problem-solving abilities. Currently, Professor Islam leads a large international team dedicated to addressing wheat blast disease through cutting-edge approaches such as genomics, genome editing, nanobiotechnology, and advanced molecular techniques. Their collaborative efforts have resulted in the development of a rapid point-of-care diagnostic method, demonstrating their commitment to practical solutions in agricultural research. Professor Islam's contributions extend beyond the laboratory, with over 350 articles and 20 books published and approximately 10,000 citations, reflecting his significant impact on the field (h-index 52). His research endeavors have attracted over $10 million in global funding, underscoring his dedication to advancing agricultural research on a global scale.

Md. Nurealam Siddiqui

Dr. Md. Nurealam Siddiqui is serving as an associate professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) in Bangladesh with 12 years of teaching and research experiences in the field of plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, abiotic stress physiology, quantitative genetics, plant molecular nutrition and crop functional genomics. Dr. Siddiqui has completed bachelors in agriculture in 2010 and masters in biochemistry and molecular biology in 2012 from Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. In 2022, he earned PhD in crop molecular genetics from the University of Bonn, Germany as a recipient of DAAD fellowship. Dr. Siddiqui achieved several national and international awards due to his excellent research progress as an early career scientist. He has published >50 research articles in peer-reviewed high-impact journals.

Dilfuza Egamberdieva

Dr. Dilfuza Egamberdieva is the head of the Biological Research and Food Safety Lab, Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, National Research University (TIAME). She received her PhD in agricultural sciences from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. She pioneered research on the soil and plant microbiome. Her remarkable contributions to science in the field of microbiology received the UNESCO-Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (2023), SCOPUS-2019 Regional Award. "Top Scientist of the Year", TWAS (The World Academy of Science) Award in Agricultural Sciences (2013). TWAS-TWOWS-SCOPUS Young Women Research Award (2009), L'OREAL-UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science (2006), American Society of Microbiology, (ASM) Morrison Rogosa Award (2006), UNESCO-Man and Biosphere (MAB) Award (2005). She is a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA), the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS). She authored/co-authored over 200 research articles and edited 6 books through international publishers.

Shrivardhan Dheeman博士是印度新德里MVN大學生物技術和微生物學系的副教授和系主任。Dheeman博士是一位熱情的微生物學和生物技術研究者和教師，擁有印度哈里德瓦爾Gurukula Kangri大學微生物學博士學位，專攻植物-微生物相互作用和微生物生態學。他在知名期刊上發表了45多篇論文，與Springer Nature合作編輯了4本書籍，並向美國NCBI提交了25多個細菌序列。他是印度科學大會協會和亞洲可持續農業PGPR學會等多個科學組織的活躍終身會員。

Tofazzal Islam教授是孟加拉國Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman農業大學生物技術和基因工程研究所（IBGE）的創始所長，是生物技術和基因工程領域的傑出人物。他以分子宿主-微生物相互作用和農業生物技術方面的專業知識而聞名國際。他擁有北海道大學應用生物科學博士學位。Islam教授在知名機構進行了博士後研究，並獲得了JSPS、亞歷山大·馮·洪堡特別研究員、英聯邦和富布萊特等著名獎學金的支持。值得注意的是，他帶領一個國際團隊迅速確定了2016年孟加拉國小麥爆發疫情的起源，展示了他的領導能力和解決問題的能力。目前，Islam教授領導一個大型國際團隊，致力於通過基因組學、基因組編輯、納米生物技術和先進的分子技術等尖端方法解決小麥爆發病的問題。他們的合作努力已經開發出一種快速的臨床診斷方法，展示了他們在農業研究中實用解決方案的承諾。Islam教授的貢獻不僅限於實驗室，他發表了350多篇文章和20本書籍，引用次數約為10,000次（h指數52），反映了他對該領域的重大影響。他的研究項目獲得了超過1000萬美元的全球資助，凸顯了他致力於推動全球范圍內的農業研究。

Md. Nurealam Siddiqui博士是孟加拉國Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman農業大學生物化學和分子生物學系的副教授和系主任，擁有12年的植物生物化學、植物分子生物學、非生物逆境生理學、定量遺傳學、植物分子營養學和作物功能基因組學的教學和研究經驗。Siddiqui博士於2010年獲得農業學士學位，2012年獲得Hajee Mohammad Danesh科學與技術大學的生物化學和分子生物學碩士學位。2022年，他以DAAD獎學金獲得德國波恩大學的作物分子遺傳學博士學位。Siddiqui博士作為早期職業科學家在卓越的研究進展方面獲得了多個國家和國際獎項。他在同行評審的高影響力期刊上發表了50多篇研究文章。

Dilfuza Egamberdieva博士是塔吉克斯坦國家研究大學（TIAME）基礎與應用研究所生物研究和食品安全實驗室的負責人。她在德國柏林洪堡大學獲得農業科學博士學位，開創了土壤和植物微生物組的研究。她在微生物學領域的卓越貢獻獲得了聯合國教科文組織卡洛斯·J·芬萊微生物學獎（2023年）和SCOPUS-2019區域獎“年度頂尖科學家”的殊榮。