Volatiles and Food Security Role of Volatiles in Agro-ecosystems

This book presents research on volatiles produced by microbes and plants along with their biotechnological implications for sustainable agriculture. A greater understanding of how plants and microbes live together and benefit each other can prov

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and Food Security

Role of Volatiles in Agro-ecosystems

Volatiles and Food Security

Devendra K. Choudhary  •  Anil K. Sharma Prachi Agarwal • Ajit Varma Narendra Tuteja Editors

Volatiles and Food Security Role of Volatiles in Agro-ecosystems

Editors Devendra K. Choudhary Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT) Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Anil K. Sharma GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Department of Biological Sciences, CBSH US Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

Prachi Agarwal Ministry of Science and Technology Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council New Delhi, India

Ajit Varma Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT) Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Narendra Tuteja Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT) Amity University Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Preface

One major challenge for the twenty-first century will be the production of sufficient food – the United Nations Population Fund estimates that the global human population may well reach ten billion by 2050 (www.unfpa.org). This means increasing agricultural productivity of food crops, as plants form the basis of every food chain. If global food production is to keep pace with an increasingly urbanized and growing population, while formulating new food production strategies for developing countries, the great challenge for modern societies is to boost plant productivity i