Role of Microbes in Agriculture and Food, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2024) | Viewed by 4231
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiology; microbiological food analysis; yeasts; fermentation; biotechnological production of sweeteners; probiotics; production of biopreparations; microorganisms in plant protection
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Interests: food microbiology; microbiological food analysis; food fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; probiotics; prebiotics; bacteriocins; exopolisaccharides
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions for a Special Issue on the Role of Microbes in Agriculture and Food, 2nd Edition.
This Special Issue is devoted to the positive role of various microorganisms in agriculture, food production and environmental protection. The influence of soil and plant microbiota on the size and quality of crops, storage of raw materials and the quality of food produced has been known for years. The role of microorganisms is very important in ecological plant production, where chemical plant protection is replaced with biopreparations of microbiological origin. The participation of microorganisms in the production of fermented or functional food is invaluable. Microbes and their metabolites are also used in the preservation and protection of products against the growth of microorganisms, undesirable for commercial quality and safety, instead of chemical preservatives. The participation of microorganisms in the biotechnological use of waste materials from food production and agriculture is of great importance in environmental protection. In this Special Issue, we invite submissions of manuscripts concerning all the above topics. Both experimental studies as well as comprehensive reviews are welcome.
Dr. Monika Kordowska-Wiater
Dr. Monika Pytka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- starter cultures
- probiotics
- fermented food
- microbial food quality
- microorganisms in plant and crop protection
- biopreparations
- microbial metabolites
- functional food
- environmental protection
- waste materials
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