InsecticidesSoil Microbiota Interactions [Hardcover]

This book provides information about the nontarget nature of selected soil enzymes which are implicated in soil fertility and health and the methods for their assay. It also shows how these soil enzymes are affected by two different pesticides, buprofezin and acephate, used both extensively and intensively in modern agriculture.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Soil enzymes: Indicators of Soil Pollution.- Chapter 3. Selected Soils, Insecticides and Soil Enzymes.- Chapter 4. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Cellulases.- Chapter 5. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Amylases.- Chapter 6. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Invertase.- Chapter 7. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Proteases.- Chapter 8. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Urease.- Chapter 9. Impact of Acephate and Buprofezin on Soil Phosphatases.- Chapter 10. Bacterial utilization of Acephate and Buprofezin.

Dr. Maddela Naga Raju received his PhD in Microbiology from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India in 2012.? His area of research has been Environmental Microbiology. During his doctoral program, he investigated the effects of industrial effluents/insecticides on soil microorganisms and their biological activities. He worked as faculty in Microbiology for 13 years, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published 30 research papers including one book in SpringerBriefs. He pursued postdoctoral research in Ecuador, and is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow in China. He ha

Dr. Kadiyala Venkateswarlu was a Professor of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ana