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Microbiome Stimulants for Crops

Mechanisms and Applications

  • 2nd Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: James F. White, Ajay Kumar
  • Language: English

Fully revised and updated, Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications, Second edition continues to provide the latest developments in the real-world development a… Read more

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Description

Fully revised and updated, Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications, Second edition continues to provide the latest developments in the real-world development and application of these crop management alternatives in a cost-effective, yield protecting way. Utilizing the plant microbiome as a safe crop management alternative or supplement to chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals may offer more sustainably produced crops at reduced cost with less environmental degradation. Interest in the approach has led to continuing growth and development of an industry based on applications of microbes in agriculture, with many companies developing products that involve microbes, or biostimulants that affect the plant microbiome. As with the first edition, this book fills the need for comprehensive insights into the potential of this approach, and the new edition includes new chapters as well as updates to existing chapters to ensure that the latest scientific insights are included. It continues to provide a single volume resource designed to address questions of research, development and application.

Microbiome Stimulants for Crops supports the field by providing information regarding mechanisms and practical information needed to support the growing microbial inoculant and biostimulant industry, and further to focus scientific research toward areas where more investigation is needed.

Key features

  • Provides updated information on methods for finding and testing endophytic and growth promotional microbes
  • Explains the mechanisms of microbes and other biostimulant function in promoting plant growth
  • Evaluates methods for treatments of plants with microbes and microbiome stimulants

Readership

Researchers, industry professionals working with microbial technologies and plant biostimulants, plant pathologists, biocontrol investigators, agronomists, and environment technologists. Academics and advanced students in the above topics

Table of contents

PART I — Foundations: The Plant Microbiome

1. Microbial Endophytes: Evolution, Diversity, Community Functions, and Regulation

2. Plant Microbiome: Diversity, Distribution, and Functional Relevance in Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture

3. Influence of Root Exudates on Rhizosphere Microbial Structure and Dynamics

4. Deciphering the Role of Root Exudates in Rhizosphere Microbial Assembly and Function

5. Molecular and Genetic Factors Influencing Interactions Between Host and Pathogen

PART II — Biostimulants: Mechanisms and Crop Benefits

6. Redefining Crop Productivity: Microbial Biostimulants and Their Role in Modern Agriculture

7. Role of Biostimulant Application in Improving Crop Growth, Physiological Performance, and Stress Tolerance Under Abiotic Stress Conditions

8. Cyanobacteria as Biostimulants for Crops

9. Role of Beneficial Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture

PART III — Waste Valorization and Circular Inputs

10. Biostimulant Development from Waste-Derived Microbiome Stimulants: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Prospects

11. Circular Utilization of Agro-Industrial Residues for Plant Microbiome Modulation

12. Microbiome-Targeted Biostimulants from Agro-Industrial Residues: Valorization Strategies and Agricultural Applications

13. Organic Amendments and Soil Microbial Interactions: Roles of Compost, Biochar, and Green Manures

14. Current Research on Biochar and Its Impact on Plant–Microbe Interactions

15. Bioprospecting Extremophiles for Sustainable Agriculture and the Future of Space Biotechnology

PART IV — Design, Formulation, and Field Application

16. Microbial Consortia: Designing and Optimizing Synergistic Communities for Sustainable Agriculture

17. Microbial Biocontrol Formulations for Commercial Applications

18. Precision Agriculture Revolution: Microbes in Integrated Farming

19. Microbes and Food Security: A Holistic Approach to Alleviating Hunger

PART V — Innovation, Commercialization, and Safety

20. Cutting-Edge Technologies: Microbial Innovations in Agriculture

21. Integrating Omics Approaches and Next-Generation Technologies in Microbial Biostimulant Research

22. The Endophytic Microbiome in Sustainable Agriculture: Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

23. Development and Commercialization of Microbiome-Based Stimulants: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Prospects

24. Microbial Inoculants as Plant Biostimulants: Assessing Risks and Safety Considerations

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

JW

James F. White

James F. White is professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States. He received his BS and MS degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology/Mycology from Auburn University, Alabama, and completed his PhD in Botany at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. Dr. White is internationally recognized for his research on symbiosis, with a focus on endophytic microorganisms. He has authored numerous scientific articles and has written or edited several influential reference books on the biology, taxonomy, and phylogeny of microbial endophytes. He and his research group currently investigate the diversity of endophytic and biostimulant microbes and their functional impacts on host plants, contributing foundational knowledge to plant–microbe interaction biology and sustainable agricultural innovation.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

AK

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 200 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 40 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar’s research experience is in the field of plant–microbe interactions, postharvest management, cyanobacterial biology, and so on

Affiliations and expertise
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India