450

Index

Acetylated histones, 374

Acetylation, 352, 357, 359, 361, 367, 371,

372

Achromobacter xylosoxidense, 68

Acquired systemic resistance (ASR), 41

Acremonium, 14, 65

typhinum, 65

Acrocalymma vagum, 69

Actinobacteria, 49

Activation of,

antioxidant systems, 140, 155

ion channels, 252

membrane efflux, 108

Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP),

404

Adenine methylation, 370

Adenylation, 257

Adsorbent use, 6

Adsorption/desorption of metal ions, 20

Adverse environmental conditions, 59, 72,

80, 108, 113, 422

Aerated hydration, 114

Aeration, 10, 101

Aerobic

bacteria, 13

biodegradation, 15

condition, 15

degradation, 14, 15

metabolisms, 153

Affinity purification-based approaches, 403

Agmatine, 308

Agricultural

genetic improvement, 306

land, 79, 179, 308

pests, 136

production, 134, 173

productivity, 363, 367

sector, 61, 73, 157

sustainability, 134, 140, 157

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, 334

Agronomic

management, 167

practices, 179

traits, 284

importance, 138

Alcaligenes, 13

Aldrin, 6

Alfalfa, 23, 110

Algae biomass, 15

Algae, 15

Alkalinity tolerant proteins, 51

Allium

cepa, 82, 102, 144

porrum, 109

Alpha-ketobutyrate, 44

Alteration of membrane integrity, 113

Alternaria

brassicicola, 171

solani, 86

Alternating current, 156

Alternative oxidase (AOX), 408, 415

Aluminum, 363, 365, 441

Alyssum bertolonii, 21

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), 17,

46, 57–60, 76, 79–84, 86

colonization, 42–44, 46, 48, 49, 79,

82–86

induced resistance, 86

mediated plant growth, 80

colonized plant, 86

Amine oxidase, 153, 373

Amino acids, 45, 112, 144, 152, 208, 308,

352, 371, 376, 423, 433, 435, 437, 438,

440

metabolism, 414, 440

Amplified fragment length polymorphism

(AFLP), 174, 181, 315, 330

Amylase, 105, 115, 141

Anaerobic

bacteria, 13–15

degradation mechanisms, 15

functions, 13

microorganisms, 12

respiration, 16

Anaerobically degradable polluted soil, 10

Angiosperms, 65, 369

Antagonism, 69

Antagonistic

mechanism, 60, 76

properties, 60

Anthocyanin, 309, 433

Anthracene, 14

Anthropogenic activities, 3, 4, 6, 30, 250,

355, 362, 440

Anti-pathogenic metabolites production, 60

Antibacterial activities, 18