Exploitation of Microorganisms

Provides full coverage of the history, current state of the art, and future possibilities for the major uses by man of microbes.

Biological control of weeds with fungal plant pathogens, D.O. TeBeest; the use of "Bacillus Thuringiensis" as an insecticide, D.R. Dent; aspects of biocontrol of fungal plant pathogens, J.M. Whipps and M.P. McQuilken; the use of microbial agents for the control of plant parasitic nematodes, B. Kerry; insect viruses as biocontrol agents, D. Winstanley and L. Rovesti; cyanobacteria and "azolla", B.A. Whitton; mycorrhizal associations, D.T. Mitchell; "rhizobium" innoculation of crop plants, D. Gareth Jones and D.M. Lewis; the use of micro-organisms in plant breeding, G.M. Evans; the mushroom industry, J.F. Smith; exploitation of micro-organisms in the processing of dairy products, A.H. Varnam; exploitation of micro-organisms in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, A.H. Varnam; the exploitation of moulds in fermented food, R.A. Samson; exploitation of micro-organisms in the developing countries of the tropics, K.A. Jones, et al; micro-organisms and detoxification of industrial waste, M.T. Balba; formulation of biological control agents, D.J. Rhodes; the commercial exploitation of micro-organisms in agriculture, K.A. Powell.