Volume 2 of this 4-volume set focuses on rhizobacteria, archae, cyanobacteria, and microalgae as biofertilizers and for soil bioremediation. New technologies for assessment of soil bioremediation are explored.

PART 1: RHIZOREMEDIATION AND ARCHAEA 1. Role of Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Metal Contaminated Lands 2. Role of Archaea in the Remediation of Contaminated Soils PART 2: ROLE OF MICROALGAE AND FUNGI IN BIOREMEDIATION 3. Microalgae and Cyanobacteria: Potential Biofertilizers 4. Microalgae as Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 5. Microbial Biotechnology: Potential of Fungal Enzymes in Soil Bioremediation 6. Soil Bioremediation Strategies Based on Fungal Enzymes PART 3: RECENT TRENDS AND APPROACHES IN BIOREMEDIATION 7. Assessment of Current Soil Bioremediation Technologies 8. Sustainable Agroecosystems: Recent Trends and Approaches in Phytoremediation and Rhizoremediation 9. Sustainable Soil Health and Crop Improvement: Recent Trends in Bioremediation Tools 10. Assessment of Remediation Efficiency: Microbial Indicators of Soil Health 11. Recent Trends in Transgenic Plants for Enhanced Phytoremediation 12. Nanobioremediation: An Integrated Approach for Management of Contaminated Sites

Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India. He has published research articles and technical papers in international journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and popular editorial articles. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for several journals.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a prolific author and editor. He is a retired professor from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico. A former soil conservation inspector, Dr. Goyal was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering.