Efficient soil microorganisms: a new dimension for sustainable agriculture and environmental development

JS Singh, VC Pandey, DP Singh - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Sustainable agriculture is vital in today's world as it offers the potential to meet our
agricultural needs, something that conventional agriculture fails to do. This type of …

Exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria in heavy metal removal from water: molecular basis and practical applicability of the biosorption process

R De Philippis, G Colica, E Micheletti - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
Microorganisms can remove metals from the surrounding environment with various
mechanisms, either as metabolically mediated processes or as a passive adsorption of …

The beneficial effects of cyanobacterial co-culture on plant growth

J Kollmen, D Strieth - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous phototrophic prokaryotes that find a wide range of
applications in industry due to their broad product spectrum. In this context, the application of …

[PDF][PDF] Cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides: their nature and potential biotechnological applications

P Li, SE Harding, Z Liu - Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms which are
unicells or filaments. Of great significance biologically is the fact that certain cyanobacteria …

Removal of hexavalent chromium ions using micellar modified adsorbent: isothermal and kinetic investigations

S Sarfraz, S Ameer, M Javed, S Iqbal, SO Aljazzar… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Hexavalent chromium is a very poisonous oxyanion and has had a negative impact on
human health. This study assessed the viability of removing chromium (VI) using micellar …

Cyanobacteria as potential options for environmental sustainability—promises and challenges

R Prasanna, P Jaiswal, BD Kaushik - Indian journal of microbiology, 2008 - Springer
Cyanobacteria represent an ancient group of photosynthetic prokaryotes, whose ubiquity,
metabolic flexibility and adaptive abilities have made them a subject of research worldwide …

Cyanobacterial reclamation of salt-affected soil

NK Singh, DW Dhar - Genetic engineering, biofertilisation, soil quality and …, 2010 - Springer
Salinity has been an important historical factor which has influenced the life span of
agricultural systems. Around 10% of the total cropped land surface is covered with different …

Nano-Biogenic Heavy Metals Adsorptive Remediation for Enhanced Soil Health and Sustainable Agricultural Production

A Jha, B Barsola, D Pathania, P Raizada… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hazardous heavy metal (HM) pollution constitutes a pervasive global challenge, posing
substantial risks to ecosystems and human health. The exigency for expeditious detection …

Role of cyanobacteria in green remediation

P Yadav, RK Gupta, RP Singh, PK Yadav… - … environmental clean-up, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities and industrial processes have remarkably increased the quantity of
toxic waste effluents, which have long-lasting effects on life-supporting systems: air, water …

Optimization of flow rate, initial metal ion concentration and biomass density for maximum removal of Cu2+ by immobilized Microcystis

S Pradhan, LC Rai - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2000 - Springer
The potential of alginate-immobilized Microcystis packed in a column for maximum removal
of Cu 2+ at different flow rates, biomass, and initial metal ion concentration was assessed in …