Bindu Yadav

• Master of Science
• PhD Student at Jawaharlal Nehru University

Root endophyte fungus Piriformospora indica can be axenically cultivable, is easily obtained in pure cultures in the laboratory, and therefore, can be developed as a biofertilizer for bioaugmentation. In this study, an effort towards sustainable organic agriculture, we have made two completely eco-friendly, biogenic and biocompatible lyophilized fo...

The application of pesticides is an integral part of pest and disease management in agriculture since the times unworn. The use of pesticides helps in protecting the crops from the attack of insect pests and disease infestation, improves the crop yield, quality, and storage life of crops. But nowadays farmers usually rely on chemical pesticides to...

Maize is one of the most important crops in the world, and ensuring its successful growth and productivity is crucial for global food security. One way to enhance maize growth and productivity is by improving the colonization of its roots by beneficial microorganisms. In this regard, Serendipita indica, a plant growth–promoting fungus, has gained a...

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) or linseed is one of the important industrial crops grown all over the world for seed oil and fiber. Besides oil and fiber, flax offers a wide range of nutritional and therapeutic applications as a feed and food source owing to high amount of α-linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid), lignans, protein, minerals, and vitami...

Sulfur is one of the essential nutrients that is required for the adequate growth and development of plants. Sulfur is a structural component of protein disulfide bonds, amino acids, vitamins, and cofactors. Most of the sulfur in soil is present in organic matter and hence not accessible to the plants. Anionic form of sulfur (SO4²⁻) is the primary...

Silicon in the earth’s crust is ubiquitous. It has a wide range of applications in plants, animals, humans, and the overall ecosystem. Though required in trace quantities, the appraisal of silicon in the plant communities against abiotic stress is worth mentioning. But, the in-depth research to understand the mechanism of its uptake in the silicon...

Under constant climatic change and the existing environment, plants are exposed to several adverse factors such as extreme temperatures, high salt, heavy metals (HMs), drought, and pathogens. Prolonged exposure to such adverse conditions results in phytotoxicity and overall retardation of growth and development. Excess of HMs is one of the signific...

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Heavy metal toxicity is one of the major concerns for agriculture and health. Accumulation of toxic heavy metals at high concentrations in edible parts of crop plants is the primary cause of disease in humans and cattle. A dramatic increase in industrialization, urbanization, and other high anthropogenic activities has led to the accumulation of he...

Plants encounter various abiotic stresses under field conditions. Among them, drought stress adversely affects crop productivity and threatens global food security. Drought stress triggers downstream pathways such as phytohormone homeostasis and their signaling pathways. Consequently, this initiates the biosynthesis of different types of protective...

Main conclusion Nutrient transporter genes could be a potential candidate for improving crop plants, with enhanced nutrient uptake leading to increased crop yield by providing tolerance against different biotic and abiotic stresses. Abstract The world’s food supply is nearing a crisis in meeting the demands of an ever-growing global population, an...

Drought stress negatively affects crop performance and weakens global food security. It triggers the activation of downstream pathways, mainly through phytohormones homeostasis and their signaling networks, which further initiate the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (SMs). Roots sense drought stress, the signal travels to the above‐ground tiss...

The Okhla landfill site is consistently in the news for having pollution levels higher than the city average. Here, we report the taxonomic characterization of the microbial diversity of Okhla landfill solid waste. The metagenome analyses revealed the microbial and metabolic diversity of the site.

Plants face a continuous threat of abiotic stresses under the changing environment. Because of climate change, water scarcity a significant environmental constraint to plant productivity. Drought has been identified to affect plant growth and development, lead to alteration in quality and quantity of crop production, and result in global food insec...

In India, over 70 million tons of MSW is generated each year, of which less than 10% is scientifically processed. Over 9000 tons of MSW is generated in Delhi every day and it is estimated that this will increase to over 15,000 tons per day (TPD) by 2020. MSW landfills served as dumping spot for domestic and industrial waste. Okhla landfill site is...

Protease enzyme from bacterial isolates AKS-4 and AKS-6 was successfullypurified by ammonium sulfate precipitation. Purified enzyme fractionate obtained from 80% salt saturation showed highest protease activity. Proteaseactivity of crude lysate was increased after purification with 80% salt concentration. Purified protease fractions (80% salt satur...

Soil borne fungi produce a broad variety of extracellular enzymes and protease is one of them. Alkaline protease extracted from fungal isolates (named as BY-1 and BY-2) was purified by precipitation with different concentration of ammonium sulfate. A purified enzyme extract obtained from isolates (BY-1 and BY-2) revealed increased protease activity...

Soil is the ideal habitat for many extracellular enzymes producing microorganisms therefore soil samples were collected from botanical garden and medicinal plant garden of Banasthli University, respectively and fungi were isolated by serial dilution agar plate technique. Fungal isolates were screened on gelatin agar plates in order to identify prot...

Proteases are important enzymes for various applications of industrial importance. Microbial proteases play an imperative task in various biotechnological processes. The endeavors of this work were to screen and isolate proteolytic microbes from soil. Banasthali (Tonk district) is situated in southeast Rajasthan. The geo-climatic location of Banast...

Soil is the ideal habitat for many extracellular enzymes producing microorganisms therefore soil samples were collected from botanical garden and medicinal plant garden of Banasthli University, respectively and fungi were isolated by serial dilution agar plate technique. Fungal isolates were screened on gelatin agar plates in order to identify prot...