The book covers the fundamentals of agricultural microbiology, including bacteriology, plant pathology, soil microbiology, food microbiology.

This book was carefully put together with the variety of course reading materials and the academic background of agricultural students in mind. To aid students in understanding and memory, the suggested book covers all essential facets of agricultural microbiology in a clear, concise manner.

Bholanath Saha, Ph D, Assistant Professor cum Jr. Scientist, Department of Soil Science, Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj,Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar - 855 107, India

Sushanta Saha, Ph D, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O. Mohanpur, Dist, Nadia, West Bengal - 741 252, India

Partha Deb Roy, Ph D, Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha -751 023, India

Rajiv Rakshit, Ph D, Assistant Professor cum Jr. Scientist, Bihar Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar – 813 210, India

Nirmalendu Basak, Ph D, Senior Scientist, Division of Soil & Crop Management, ICAR—Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana – 132 001, India

Md. Shamim, Ph D, Assistant Professor cum Jr. Scientist, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj, Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar - 855 107, India

1. Soil Organisms, 2. General Properties and Classification of Bacteria, 3. Actinomycetes, 4. Fungi, 5. Algae, 6. Protozoa, 7. Viruses, 8. Rhizosphere, 9. Nitrogen Cycle: Mineralization of Nitrogen, 10. Nitrification, 11. Denitrification, 12. Rhizobium-legume Symbiosis: Formation of nitrogen-fixing nodule,    13. Microbial Transformation of Phosphorus, 14. Microbial Transformation of Sulfur in Soil, 15. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and use of Rhizobacteria as Biocontrol Agents: Biopesticides