Fruit Microbiome
Emerging Aspects in Postharvest Disease Management
- 1st Edition - July 18, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Ajay Kumar, Gerardo Puopolo, Sergio de los Santos Villalobos, Manoj Kumar Solanki
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 9 6 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 9 6 4 - 6
Fruit Microbiome: Emerging Aspects in Postharvest Disease Management covers all areas of microbial ecology and serves as a basis for innovative methods of microbiome engine… Read more
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Fruit Microbiome: Emerging Aspects in Postharvest Disease Management covers all areas of microbial ecology and serves as a basis for innovative methods of microbiome engineering and the incorporation of probiotics on fruit nutritional quality. Emphasizing the latest advancements in the fruit microbiome and applications in biocontrol perspectives, the book includes advanced and recent insights into the development of microbial pesticides that will be helpful for those seeking ways to protect and improve plant health and yield protection.
Phyto-microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and productivity of all plants, including fruit plants whose yield contributes to global food security. Fruit also harbors numerous microbial communities as an epiphytes or endophytes, and theses microbes play a vital role in protecting them from pathogen invasion during pre-or- postharvest storage. Further, the development and commercialization of several biocontrol products derived from fruits microbiome have proven relevant in broader plant disease management.
Phyto-microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and productivity of all plants, including fruit plants whose yield contributes to global food security. Fruit also harbors numerous microbial communities as an epiphytes or endophytes, and theses microbes play a vital role in protecting them from pathogen invasion during pre-or- postharvest storage. Further, the development and commercialization of several biocontrol products derived from fruits microbiome have proven relevant in broader plant disease management.
- Highlights emerging microbial biocontrol strategies for plant pathogens management using fruits microbiome
- Includes production and commercialization of microbial biopesticides
- Presents the latest omics and other technologies used for targeting fruit microbiomes and their sustainable use in phytopathogen management
Researchers, academics and advanced students in horticulture, agriculture and crop sciences
1. An introduction of fruit microbiome and its application in postharvest management
2. Current scenario of food security and plant disease management
3. Microbiome engineering: Application in plant disease management
4. Plant disease management of fresh produce through microbiome modulation
5. Synthetic microbial consortia and their application in postharvest management of fruit
6. Latest omics and approaches to fruit microbiome and their application as biocontrol agent
7. Prebiotics application for postharvest management of fruits
8. Edible coating on the fresh produce to protect from pathogen invasion
9. Endophytic microorganism as a source of bioactive compounds.
10. Endophytic microbiome of fruits and their application in plant disease management
11. Beneficial Yeast: Tiny warriors of the fresh produce
12. Beneficial macro fungi application the post-harvest management of fruits
13. Biocontrol Activity and Plant Growth Promotion Exerted by Aureobasidium pullulans Strains
14. Survey of apple microbiome: Their diseases and management aspect
15. Survey of citrus microbiome: Their diseases and management aspect
16. Microbial intervention a novel approach in post-harvest management of fruit
17. Engineered nanoparticles application in phytopathogen management of fresh produce
2. Current scenario of food security and plant disease management
3. Microbiome engineering: Application in plant disease management
4. Plant disease management of fresh produce through microbiome modulation
5. Synthetic microbial consortia and their application in postharvest management of fruit
6. Latest omics and approaches to fruit microbiome and their application as biocontrol agent
7. Prebiotics application for postharvest management of fruits
8. Edible coating on the fresh produce to protect from pathogen invasion
9. Endophytic microorganism as a source of bioactive compounds.
10. Endophytic microbiome of fruits and their application in plant disease management
11. Beneficial Yeast: Tiny warriors of the fresh produce
12. Beneficial macro fungi application the post-harvest management of fruits
13. Biocontrol Activity and Plant Growth Promotion Exerted by Aureobasidium pullulans Strains
14. Survey of apple microbiome: Their diseases and management aspect
15. Survey of citrus microbiome: Their diseases and management aspect
16. Microbial intervention a novel approach in post-harvest management of fruit
17. Engineered nanoparticles application in phytopathogen management of fresh produce
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 18, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Ajay Kumar
Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 175 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 32 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of plant-microbe Interactions, microbial biocontrol, Postharvest management of fruits, microbial endophytes related to medicinal plants and cyanobacteria-pesticides interactions.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaGP
Gerardo Puopolo
Prof. Dr. Gerardo Puopolo, currently working as an Associate Professor at Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A) which current research focuses on the molecular characterization (ecology, genomics and transcriptomics). Dr. Puopolo, before joining C3A, worked as researcher at Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) and Post-doc at the University “Federico II” (Italy), was visiting scholar at the University of Arizona (USA) and visiting scientist at the University of Liège (Belgium). He is experienced in biological control of plant pathogens, microbial ecology and molecular microbiology. He edited a book (www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10.1079/9781789249200.0000), authored three book chapters, 56 publications (Scopus) and is inventor in one patent. He is now serving as Editor in Chief of Microbiological Research (Elsevier). He has supervised eighteen undergraduate students, six PhD students and two Postdocs. He is now supervising four PhD students. During his career, he coordinated one MSCA-IF (Rhizotalk), participated in one project funded by the Autonomous Province of Trento (EnviroChange), one by the Italian Ministry of Research (MIND), and four projects funded by EU (Cofree, INNOVA, INTERFUTURE, RELACS).
Affiliations and expertise
Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, ItalySV
Sergio de los Santos Villalobos
Sergio de los Santos Villalobos is a Research Professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Mexico. He is also the Founder and Director of the Laboratorio de Biotecnología del Recurso Microbiano and the Colección de Microorganismos Edáficos y Endófitos Nativos. He has authored more than 100 scientific and review articles in indexed journals, 4 books, and 20 book chapters. He also has two registered patents in biotechnology on the bioprospecting and bioformulation of microbial inoculants and one software patent on the employ of isotopic techniques for assessing soil erosion. Dr. de los Santos Villalobos has served as president of international scientific congresses, participated in the organization and teaching of national or international workshops, has been a plenary speaker for national or international congresses or symposia, and is also a member of the expert panel of global organizations focused on the development of microbial inoculants and soil conservation. He is currently Associate Editor in several high-impact indexed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora- Sonora, MexicoMS
Manoj Kumar Solanki
Manoj Kumar Solanki is currently employed as a scientist in the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology, and Environment Protection of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. In 2006, he received his master’s degree in microbiology from Barkatullah University, and in 2013, he received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Rani Durgawati University in India. He also served as a research associate in a DBTfunded project at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India. He received a visiting scientist fellowship from the Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences in China from 2013 to 2015, as well as a visiting scientist fellowship from the Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization in Israel from 2016 to 2020. He has been involved in numerous research activities on plants-microbes interaction, soil microbiology, plant disease management, enzymology, and microbial genome analysis during his research career, and has published a number of publications in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals and books. He is also expanding his knowledge of agriculturally significant microorganisms, with a focus on soil and crop health management, among other things as well as worked as associate/guest editor for various journals and has sound expertise in editing books and reviewing articles.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Silesia, Poland