TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agarwal Leena
AU  - Kalia Vipin Chandra
AU  - Kapley Atya
AU  - Purohit Hemant J
AU  - Qureshi Asifa
AU  - Singh R N
TI  - Arid ecosystem: future option for carbon sinks using microbial community intelligence
PY  - 2014///
PB  - Current Science
KW  - Arid ecosystenm
KW  - Biological soil crust
KW  - Carbon sequestration
KW  - Metagenome
KW  - Microbial intelligence
N2  - Desert, comprising one-third of the Earths surface, was a synonym for no life as it supports very less or no life due to nutritional stress and extreme weather. Microbial autotrophic biochemistry is the principal source of carbon in arid environment, but understanding of these processes in arid ecosystem is limited. emerging molecular have identified associations of phototrophic and chemolithoautotrophic communities often termed as biological soil crust or microbiotic crusr. They are the sole sources of carbon and nitrogen, collectively providing soil stability to support vegetation. Here the curiosity arises, whether this phenomenon could be exploited in deserts for carbon sink using microbial community intelligence. By following the precipitation event under regulated nutrient supply that promotes the soil microbial intelliegence for autotrophy would enrich soil carbon and nitrogen which in turn support plant growth in desert. Additionally, bioaugmentation of rhizobacteria could enhance the process. This will enable us to refine and formulate our strategies to exploit CO2-fixing microorganisams in such niches vis-a-vis supporting the carbon sink using microbial community intelligence
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