Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems

Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification

1st Edition - March 26, 2024
Editors: Vivek Kumar, Shazia Iram
Language: English
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Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems: Crop Productivity, Sustainability, and Biofortification describes the application of competent microbes in plant growth promotion, nutrient management and recycling from molecular perspectives. Understanding of molecular mechanism of Microbial diversity in association with plant roots is very imperative for plant health and ecosystem equilibrium.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Microbes in crop productivity and sustainability
Chapter 1. A guide for the analysis of plant microbial communities through high-throughput sequencing methods
1. Introduction
2. Shotgun metagenomics
3. Metatranscriptomics
4. Conclusions
Chapter 2. Design and application of microbial biofertilizers
1. Introduction
2. From the lab to the field: Generalities of importance in the development of bioformulations
3. Success of a given bioformulation: Focus on carrier selection
4. Carrier roles in crop stress alleviation under field conditions
5. Current state of legislation and bioformulation marketing worldwide
6. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 3. Bioprospecting of microbial bioactive molecules for the management of biotic and abiotic stress
1. Introduction
2. Abiotic stress
3. Biotic stress
4. Conclusions
Chapter 4. Upscaling plant defense system through the application of plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
1. Introduction
2. Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
3. Plant growth-promoting and biocontrol potential of PGPF
4. Constitutive versus inducible defense against pathogens
5. Mobilization of plant defenses against pathogens
6. Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) versus induced systemic resistance (ISR)
7. ISR by PGPF against plant pathogens
8. Mechanisms of PGPF-mediated ISR
9. Conclusion and future perspective
Chapter 5. Trichoderma as ecofriendly tools for sustainable agriculture management: Improving plant health, crop productivity and soil fertility
1. Introduction
2. Trichoderma: a fungus that offers several avenues for sustainable agriculture
3. Ecosystem of Trichoderma
4. Molecular mechanisms of Trichoderma on crop productivity (growth, quality & yield)
5. Production of hormone
6. Production of siderophore
7. Production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
8. Production of enzymes
9. Trichoderma induced expression of plant growth related gene
10. Mechanisms of Trichoderma on plant disease management
11. Plant immune response to root colonization
12. Plant protection by a direct mechanism
13. Antioxidant mechanism
14. Compatible solutes
15. Hormonal reaction
16. Metagenomics analysis and Trichoderam impact on soil microbiome
17. Trichoderma phytoremediation and environmental clean up
18. Conclusions and remarkable future
Chapter 6. Microbes in plant health, disease, and abiotic stress management
1. Introduction
2. Plant-microbes molecular interaction
3. Microbes in plant health and diseases
4. Microbes in abiotic stress management
5. Role of omics technologies
6. Challenges with crop sustainability and microbe-based fertilizers
7. Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 7. Review on plant-microbe interactions, applications and future aspects
1. Introduction
2. Types of interactions
3. Amensalism/antagonism
4. Plant competition
5. Commensalism
6. Application of plant-microbe interaction
7. Conclusions
8. Future aspects
Chapter 8. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A green approach to manage soil-borne fungal pathogens and plant growth promotion
1. Plant-associated bacteria—A general overview
2. Bio-stimulants and green revolution
3. Rhizosphere: A battlefield for microbial survival
4. Microbial antagonism
5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
6. PGPR physiology
7. Indirect influence of PGPR
8. Genome insights into PGPR
9. Molecular mechanisms of PGPR
10. PGPR interaction with plants: Metabolomic
11. Induced resistance: PGPR determinants in ISR SAR
12. Antagonistic activities: Siderophores, bacteriocins and antibiotics production
13. PGPR in agronomic biofortification
14. Role of PGPR in plant development
15. Mechanisms of action of PGPR to improve plant growth
16. Role of PGPR in combating plant stress markers under abiotic stress
17. OMICS for PGPR community dynamics
18. Potential applications of PGPR
19. PGPR formulations and application method as biofertilizer
20. Roadmap to commercialization of PGPR
Chapter 9. Cell wall degradation: Microbial enzymes in service of sustainable agriculture
1. Introduction
2. Cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs)
3. Application of cell wall degrading enzymes in sustainable agriculture
4. Conclusion
Part II. Microbes in agro-ecosystem remediation
Chapter 10. Microbial remediation applications in mitigating soil pollution
1. Introduction
2. Soil pollutants
3. Strategies to mitigate soil pollution
4. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Sustainable eco-remediation achieved via plant-microbe interactions
1. Introduction
2. Microbial phytoremediation, crop productivity, and sustainability
3. Auspiciousness of the microbial assisted phytoremediation
4. Omic and molecular/biological aspects of phytoremediation
5. Conclusions and future perspective
Chapter 12. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms: Ecology and use in sustainable agricultural systems
1. Soil plant growth-promoting microorganisms
Part III. Biofortification in sustainable agro-ecosystem
Chapter 13. Linking plant growth promoting arbuscular mycorrhiza with sulfonate desulfurizing bacteria
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Chapter 14. The role of microbes in biofortification for a sustainable nutrient management and agricultural crop productivity: Current trends and imminent challenges
1. Introduction
2. Hidden hunger and micronutrient deficiencies conditions: An urgent need for biofortification
3. Microbes-assisted biofortifications of food crops
4. Molecular basis of microbe-assisted biofortification of essential micronutrients
5. Modern biofortification: Metabolic engineering of microbes and “omics” as emerging molecular tools
6. Application of nanotechnology in biofortification and future perspectives
7. Conclusion
Part IV. Molecular and omics approach in balanced agro-ecosystem
Chapter 15. Metagenomics: A approach for understanding microbe-microbe and plant-microbiome-interactions
1. Introduction
2. Sequencing methodology for metagenomics studies
3. Analysis of microbe's interaction and diversity
4. Microbial interaction in rhizosphere: Soil and surrounding with root
Chapter 16. Dynamics of plant growth promoting fungi in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance of leguminous crops
1. Introduction
2. Challenges in legume production
3. Role of PGPF in sustainable agriculture
4. Adaptive mechanisms of PGPF for stress tolerance in legumes
5. Conclusion
Index

Vivek Kumar

Experience (25 Years) teaching and research, published 77 research papers, 52 invited book chapters, 22 review articles and edited 18 Springer and 1 CRC Press book. Serving as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals. Served as Microbiologist for eight years in Department of Soil and Water Research, Public Authority of Agricultural Affairs & Fish Resources, Kuwait, credited with first time reporting and identification of Pink Rot inflorescence disease of Date palm in Kuwait caused by Serratia marcescens. Organized number of conferences/workshops as convener/ organizing secretary. Completed four Govt. research projects on soil reclamation and crop improvement. Presently handling one research project on biofortification of finger millets as PI and two other projects as Co-PI, guided six Ph.D. students and currently guiding five Ph.D. students. Life member of professional societies: Association of Microbiologists of India, Biotechnology Society, India, Society for Environmental Sustainability, India, Microbiologists Society, India

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India

Shazia Iram

Ph.D. (2003), Plant Pathology/Molecular Genetics (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany & Quaid-i- Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan (under DAAD Sandwich Programme) Availed Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung/Foundation, (Post Doctorate fellowship), (University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany) Worked as Scientist/Consultant- International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria (2005-2006) Experience 17 years-teaching/research, published 20 research papers, 4 book chapters, edited three books (Elsevier, Lambert Academic Publishing, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller) Completed six National Research Projects, and three international projects. Guided three and presently guiding four Ph.D. students. Life member of professional societies: Pakistan Botanical Society, Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan Nematological Society, DAAD, Germany, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, Pakistan Phytopathology Society, Pakistan, Soil Society, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatimah Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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