Microbiome and Nano-Cross-Talk

Sustainable Agriculture and Beyond

1st Edition - August 15, 2024
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Kanchan Vishwakarma, Nitin Kumar, Agbaje Lateef
Language: English
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Microbiome Nano-Cross-Talk: Sustainable Agriculture and Beyond presents a comprehensive overview of the functional aspects of multiphasic microbial and nanotechnological interactions within and between plants and their ecosystem. Recognizing that beneficial microbes are involved in plant growth promotion, this book highlights their mechanism and regulation to enhance plant’s yield and development even under stressed conditions. The merging of nanotechnology with microbiology is an essential aspect of this book. Various nanomaterials, their synthesis approaches as well as applications in agriculture have been studied extensively in past years.

With a focus on focus the morphological, anatomical, biochemical, molecular and gene expression levels of plant growth promotion, the book is the first of its kind to enable scientists to unravel the different pathways and signaling cascades involved in response to this interaction and to understanding how nanomaterials regulate the plant-microbe associations. It critically examines the role of beneficial microbes in conjunction with nanoparticles in plants and the mechanisms adopted by the plants at the biochemical and molecular levels to enhance plant growth and mitigate various stresses.

Title of Book
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Series Editors
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Concepts and definitions in microbiology and nanotechnology in plant sciences
1 Introduction
2 Microbiology in plant sciences
3 Nanotechnology in plant sciences
4 Conclusion
Part I. NPs and plants
Chapter 2. Uptake of nanomaterials by plants and translocation within plants
1 Nanoparticles effects on the growth and development of plants
2 Effects of nanoparticles accumulation on plants
3 The toxicity effects of nanoparticles
4 Nanoparticles uptake and translocate in plants
5 The cell wall as a barrier in plants
6 The plasma and organelle membranes membrane as a barrier
7 Nanoparticles translocation inside the plant's body
8 Absorb and transfer of nanomaterial by leaves
9 Parameters involved in nanoparticles absorption by leaves
10 Mechanisms of nanoparticles absorption by leaves
11 Nanoparticles absorb and translocation by roots
Chapter 3. Cross-talk of nanoparticles with plant signaling molecules: Morphological, physiological, and genotoxic aspects
1 Introduction
2 Mechanism of uptake
3 Inhibitory and stimulatory properties of different NPs on plants
3.1 On morphology (root growth and leaf morphology)
4 On physiology (photosynthesis, water uptake, and nutrient uptake)
5 Genotoxicity
6 Nanotechnological approach for plant stress regulation: Cross-talk between NPs and plant hormones
7 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 4. Highlighting the properties of commercially used nanomaterials-based products and their application in agriculture
1 Introduction
2 Various applications of nanomaterials in agriculture
2.1 Enhanced nutrient delivery and uptake
2.2 Improved soil fertility and stress management
2.3 Enhanced crop protection and pest management
2.3.1 Nanopesticides: Protection against pests, pathogens, and weeds
2.3.2 Nanoencapsulation of biocontrol agents
2.4 Nanosensors for early detection of diseases and pests
3 Commercial nanoparticle and their uses
4 Regulatory framework and safety assessment
5 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 5. Implication of nanomaterials on belowground associations of plants
1 Introduction
2 Plant-soil system
3 Positive impacts
4 Unfriendly impacts
5 Toxicity and poisonousness
6 Utilization of nanotechnology in agriculture
7 Entry sites of nanoparticles into the soil system
8 Physical procedures including aggregation, dissolution, and sedimentation
9 Chemical procedures including hydrolysis, oxidation, and reduction
10 Biological processes such as microbes' biodegradation
11 Soil elements such as organic matter and minerals are affected by weathering processes such exposure to sunshine, temperature fluctuations, and humidity
12 Conclusion
Chapter 6. Use of metallic nanoparticles in plants: Recent advances and future challenges
1 Introduction
1.1 Why nanomaterials are important?
1.2 Classification of NMs
1.3 Synthesis methods of MNPs
1.3.1 Physical methods
1.3.2 Chemical methods
1.3.3 Biological methods
1.4 Characterization of MNPs
2 The role of MNPs in plant growth and development
2.1 The role of MNPs in seed germination
2.2 The role of MNPs in root and shoot growth
3 Diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of herbal diseases via MNPs
4 Protective roles of MNPs against stress conditions
5 Conclusion, future demands, and challenges
Chapter 7. Environmental behaviour and fate of nanomaterials in soil–plant interaction
1 Introduction
2 Nanotechnology
2.1 Fabrication of nanoparticles
2.1.1 Production of nanoparticles by the top-down method
2.1.2 Production of nanoparticles by the bottom-up method
2.1.3 Production of nanoparticles by physical methods
2.2 Biosynthesis of nanoparticles
3 Fertilizers
3.1 Inorganic fertilizers
3.2 Nanofertilizers
3.2.1 Types of nanofertilizers (NFs)
4 Application of nanofertilizers and their effects on plant growth and nutrition
4.1 Silver NPs (AgNPs) as nanofertilizers
4.2 Zinc oxide NPs (ZnONPs) as nanofertilizers
4.3 Iron NPs (FeNPs) as nanofertilizers
4.4 Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) as nanofertilizer
4.5 Other types of nanoparticles as nanofertilizers
5 Effects of nanofertilizers on phytochemicals production
6 Effects of nanoparticles on phytoremediation of contaminated soils
7 Nanoparticles as pesticides
8 Controversies on the fate of nanoparticles in the soil-plant system
9 Conclusion
Part II. Microbes and plants
Chapter 8. Different interactions of plants in the rhizosphere: Mechanisms and their ecological benefits
1 Headings
2 Introduction
3 Beneficial microorganisms commonly seen in the rhizosphere
3.1 Symbiotic relationship between plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria and plants
3.2 Symbiotic relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and plants
3.3 Symbiotic relationship between rhizobia and plants
4 Conclusion
Chapter 9. Involvement of microbial species for plant growth promotion and disease suppression
1 Introduction
1.1 Plant growth–promoting microorganisms
1.2 Biofertilizers
1.3 Rhizoremediators
1.4 Phytostimulators
1.5 Stress controllers
2 Microbial control of plant diseases
3 Conclusion
Chapter 10. Cross-talk of signaling molecules between microorganisms and plants
1 Introduction
2 Communication in microbial systems
2.1 Mechanism of quorum sensing (QS)
2.1.1 Quorum quenching
2.1.2 Signaling in fungi
3 Bioactive molecules of legumes
3.1 Phenolic compounds present within the legumes
3.1.1 Phenolic acids
3.1.2 Hydroxybenzoic acid
3.1.3 Hydroxycinnamic acid
3.1.4 Flavonoids
3.1.5 Proanthocyanidins and catechins
3.1.6 Anthocyanins
3.1.7 Flavonols and flavonones
3.2 Saponins
3.3 Carotenoids and tocopherols
3.4 Phytic acid
3.5 Legumes as the source of peptides
3.6 Applications of bioactive molecules from legumes
3.6.1 Antimicrobial properties of legumes
3.6.2 Antibiofilm and antiquorum-sensing activity of phytocompounds of leguminous plants
3.6.3 Other potent applications of bioactive molecules from legumes
4 Conclusion and future prospect
Chapter 11. Plant growth–promoting microbes (PGPMs): A promising strategy for amelioration of abiotic stress
1 Introduction
2 Plant growth–promoting microbes and stress tolerance
3 PGPMs-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms in plants
3.1 Microbial phytohormones in stress tolerance
3.2 Production of ACC deaminase
3.3 Accumulation of osmolytes
3.4 Microbial-mediated antioxidant defense
3.5 Enhancement in uptake of mineral nutrients
3.6 Microbial exopolysaccharides
3.7 Maintenance of ion homeostasis
3.8 Microbial volatiles and abiotic stress
4 Conclusion
Part III. NPs, microbes, and plants
Chapter 12. Seed priming with nanomaterials and microbes and related growth mechanisms
1 Introduction
2 Mechanism of seed germination
3 Seed priming mechanisms
4 Seed priming using nanomaterials
5 Seed biopriming
Chapter 13. Antimicrobial capacity of different nanoparticles in pursuit of eradicating biotic stress
1 Introduction
2 Biotic stress—A major crop threat
3 Role of nanoparticles in crop improvement and stress management
3.1 Zinc nanoparticles
3.2 Cerium oxide NPs
3.3 Titanium dioxide NPs
3.4 Silicon and Silicon dioxide NPs
3.5 Manganese NPs
3.6 Silver NPs
3.7 Copper NPs
3.8 Iron oxide NPs
3.9 Carbon NPs
4 Toxic effects of nanoparticles
5 Conclusion
Chapter 14. Ecotoxicity aspects of microbially synthesized nanomaterials
1 Introduction
2 Microbial synthesis of nanomaterials
2.1 Bacteria-based NPs synthesis
2.2 Fungi-based NPs synthesis
2.3 Algae-based NPs synthesis
2.4 Yeast-based NPs synthesis
3 Ecotoxicity assessment of MSNs
3.1 Environmental fate and transport
3.1.1 Dispersion and aggregation
3.1.2 Entry into water bodies, soils, and air
3.2 Effects on aquatic ecosystems
3.3 Terrestrial ecosystems
4 Factors influencing ecotoxicity
4.1 Nanoparticle characteristics
4.2 Concentration
4.3 Exposure duration
4.4 Environmental conditions
4.4.1 pH and redox potential
4.4.2 Temperature and climate
4.5 Synergistic effects with environmental stressors
5 Mitigation strategies
6 Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 15. Role of nanotherapeutics in agriculture
1 Introduction
2 Description about nanotherapy
3 Nanotechnology and their applications in insect's pest control
4 Nanoparticle-based plant disease management: Tools for sustainable agriculture
5 Nanoantimicrobials and their potential applications in the suppression of plant pathogens: Mechanics and applications (Mohamed & Abd–Elsalam, 2018)
6 Beneficial effects of nanoparticles on the resilience of plants to a variety of stimuli (Lowry et al., 2019)
7 Nanobiotechnology reduces crop plant mineral nutrient stress
8 Conclusion
Chapter 16. Application of nanoparticles in precision agriculture
1 Introduction
1.1 Precision agriculture
1.1.1 Definition and origins
2 Technological fields of precision agriculture
3 Currently most used applications
4 Adoption of precision agriculture by growers
5 Future perspectives
5.1 Nanoparticles in precision agriculture
6 Nanofertilizers
7 Nanopesticides
8 Nanoherbicides
9 Nanosensors
10 Conclusions
Chapter 17. Genotoxicity of certain nanomaterials and their impacts on plants and microbes
1 Introduction
2 Nanomaterials, plant, and microbe interactions
2.1 Type of metallic nanomaterials
2.2 Physiological effects of metallic nanoparticles on plants
2.2.1 Effects of nanoparticles on seed germination
2.2.2 Effects of nanoparticles on plant growth
2.2.3 Effect of nanoparticles on photosynthetic processes
2.3 Effects of nanoparticles on microbes
3 Do nanomaterials cause toxicity to plants and microbes?
4 An overview of risk assessments of nanomaterials
Chapter 18. Development of nanobased sensors for mitigating plant stress: Present status and future research
1 Introduction
2 Impact of environmental and biotic stresses on crop plants
3 Use of nanotechnology in agriculture
4 Uptake of nanoparticles into the plant system
5 What are NP-based sensors?
6 Mitigation of plants via nanoparticle-based sensors
7 Nanoparticles and environmental impact
8 Conclusions and future perspective
Index

Kanchan Vishwakarma

Dr. Kanchan Vishwakarma has expertise in plant-nanoparticle and plant-microbe interactions. She has experience in assessing the whole microbial diversity of plant by high throughput metagenomic approach under external stimuli. She has worked on optimization, synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles and tested their impact on plants with emphasis on regulatory detoxification pathways. She has explored the utilization of beneficial microbes, phytohormones and nanoparticles with respect to plant growth and published number of research and review articles in journals of repute such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Microbiology and numerous book chapters.

Affiliations and expertise

1. Research Scientist Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India 2. Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden

Nitin Kumar

Dr. Nitin Kumar has expertise in synthesising different types of nanomaterials ranging from nanoparticles to nanorods, nanostars of variety of metals and their characterization. He has also developed an electrochemical immunosensor of gold nanoparticles and gold nanorods for detection of antigens and published articles in international reputed journals. He has also worked in collaboration with other scientists in the field of plant-microbe interaction. Awards: Two times Tony B Academic Awardee (SLAS-USA and SLAS-Europe)

Agbaje Lateef

Prof. Agbaje Lateef is the Head of LAUTECH Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+) at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. He received advanced training in fermentation technology, enzyme technology, biocatalysis, functional foods and molecular biology at Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. He has more than twenty years of research and teaching with interest in industrial microbiology and biotechnology, especially fermentation processes, enzyme technology and nanobiotechnology. He has more than one hundred publications in reputable journals and books to his credits, more than fifty of which are in nanobiotechnology. He is recognised as the foremost microbiologist, as the National Young Microbiologist of the year 2013 through the award of Professor Oyewale Tomori National Prize for Young Scientists in Microbiology by the Nigerian Young Academy (NYA). He also significant outreach of research by media publications to promote research activities.

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