Synopsis The book Biotechnological Applications in Environment and Agriculture is comprised of 21 select articles giving in depth knowledge of various aspects of the subject. The book contains many articles of review nature covering especially the recent topics dealing with biological control of plant diseases by using biopesticides and other methods, actinomycetes as a source of new metabolites, and role of microbes in soil fertility. A separate review article on role of rot fungi in lignin degradation has also been included in the book. The book also incorporates topics on biotechnological applications in development of transgenic plants, synthetic seeds and vermiculture. A few chapter specifically deal with enzyme systems of microbes in degradation of pesticides, blue green algal fertilizers and lignocellulosic bacteria from compost. Topics on molecular markers in conservation of biodiversity and bioprospecting are discussed in length. The book shall be highly useful to the scientists, researches, agriculturists, scientists, researches, agriculturists, teachers and consultants who are associated with the fields of environment, microbiology, biotechnology and agriculture.