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Phytomicrobiome for Sustainable Agriculture
- 1st Edition - August 21, 2020
- Editors: Jay Prakash Verma, Catriona Macdonald, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Appa Rao Podile
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 4 3 2 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 4 3 2 6 - 1
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Request a sales quoteNew and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Phytomicrobiome for Sustainable Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the phytomicrobiome and a holistic approach for its various mechanisms, including plant growth, nutrient content, crop yield improvement, soil fertility, and health management. This book explores the genus- and species-specific endophytic microbes for developing an efficient indigenous microbial consortium for enhancing the productivity of sustainable agriculture.
An essential resource for students, researchers, and scientists in the fields of biotechnology, microbiology, agronomy, and the plant protection sciences, New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Phytomicrobiome for Sustainable Agriculture highlights the plant growth-promoting activities of the phytomicrobiome and focuses on both its basic and applied aspects and the significant role they play in plant protection.
- Emphasizes up-to-date research on sustainability, proteomics and genomics, and functional and molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe-soil interactions
- Covers multidisciplinary features of plant microbiology, plant physiology, soil science, and sustainable agriculture
- Includes the significance of microbial secondary metabolites for enhancing plant growth attributes
- Focuses on the most recent developments in biotechnology to enhance the action of the phytomicrobiome as an alternative to chemical fertilizers for agriculture and forestry
Graduate and post-graduate research students, teachers, and researchers in the disciplines of biotechnology, biochemical engineering, agricultural and industrial microbiology, bioremediation, and environmental sustainability
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Mechanisms of the phytomicrobiome for enhancing soil fertility and health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The soil and plant environment as support for microbial life
- Plant growth–promoting bacteria: Promotion mechanisms and application in agricultural soils
- Phytomicrobiome for disease-suppressive agents
- Impact of the phytomicrobiome in enhancing soil fertility, health, and plant growth attributes
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their role in plant growth in soils contaminated with heavy metals
- Concluding remarks and prospects
- Chapter 2: Impact of agrochemical application in sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Green Revolution in India and its aftermath
- Agrochemicals and their applications
- Agrochemicals and ecosystem health
- Impact of fertilizer on aquatic health
- Impact of agrochemicals on soil health
- Impact of agrochemicals on greenhouse gases
- Impact of agrochemicals on human health
- Use of genetically modified organisms to combat agrochemical poisoning
- Organic farming, an alternative to combat agrochemicals poisoning
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Role of plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria in degradation of xenobiotic compounds
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria
- Xenobiotic compounds and their hazards
- Degradation of xenobiotic compounds by PGPR
- Biodegradation genes
- Biotransformation of xenobiotics
- Degradation pathways involved for xenobiotics
- Genetically modified PGPR for degradation of xenobiotic compounds
- Microbial enzymes in degradation of xenobiotics
- Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Seed-inhabiting endophytes: Their role in plant development and disease protection
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Seed endophytes
- Seed microbe verses rhizospheric microbe and their transmission
- Seed endophytes in seedling development
- Seed endophytes in plant protection
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Plant endophytic microorganisms enhancing crop productivity and yield
- Abstract
- Introduction
- What are endophytic microorganisms
- Plant invasion and colonization of endophytic microorganisms
- Functions of endophytes in boosting crop production
- Mechanisms of endophytic microbial action in plants
- Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 6: Arsenic—rice—human health: Understanding the toxic association from microbiome angle
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Microbial influence on arsenic cycling and metabolism
- Arsenic metabolism in humans and factors influencing arsenic toxicity
- The mechanisms of arsenic toxicity to humans
- Arsenic and human health: Microbiome approach
- Conclusions
- Chapter 7: Emerging approaches to manipulate the plant microbiome and implications
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Modulation of soil microbiome by using crop varieties
- Effect of soil texture on rhizospheric microbes
- Implications of phytomicrobiome
- What could be in the future
- Chapter 8: Plant-specific microbiome for environmental stress management: Issues and challenges
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Plant-specific microbiome for enhancing sustainable agriculture
- Impact of environmental stress on the plant microbiome
- Remediation practices through microbiome
- Issues and challenges of microbiome
- Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 9: Development of indigenous microbial consortium for biocontrol management
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Indigenous microorganism in agriculture
- Migration of endophytes from environment to the internal tissues of plant
- Mechanisms employed by microbes for plant growth
- Direct mechanics of microbes in plant health
- Indirect mechanics for plant growth
- Conclusion remark and future prospective
- Chapter 10: Plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria controlling late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11: Ecology and performance of rhizosphere and endosphere microbiomes
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Endophytes and their recruitment in plant tissue
- Epigenetic studies on endophytic gene behavior
- Horizontal and vertical transmission of endophytes
- Manipulation of rhizosphere and endosphere microbiomes
- Concluding remarks and future perspectives
- Chapter 12: Plant microbe interaction for changing endophytic colonization to improve plant productivity
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Endophytic colonization
- Endophytic isolation and molecular characterization for making microbial inoculum
- Role of endophytes in plant growth promotion
- Plant microbe interaction help to change endophytic colonization
- Future prospective and challenges
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13: Role of soil microbes in biogeochemical cycle for enhancing soil fertility
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The microbial nutrient cycling the sources and its availability
- Role of microbes in biogeochemical cycles
- Chapter 14: Fungi: A potential candidate for sustainable agriculture and agroecosystem
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Endophytic fungi for sustainable agriculture
- Utilization of fungal species as biofertilizer
- Fungal application for inhibition of mycotoxin contamination in crop species
- Mode of action and quality control for utilization of fungal species in sustainable agriculture
- Conclusion
- Chapter 15: Role of fungi in the agricultural sector and its prospects in soil restoration
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Plant growth-promoting fungi
- Role and mechanisms of fungi in sustainable agriculture
- Role and mechanism of fungi in environmental management
- Role of fungi in stress management
- Future perspectives and challenges
- Conclusions
- Chapter 16: Rhizosphere soil microbiomes: As driver of agriculture commodity and industrial application
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- RSM for agricultural sustainability
- Application of RSM for agricultural commodity
- Application of RSM for industrial application
- Future perspectives and challenges
- Conclusion
- Chapter 17: Plant growth promoting myco-stimulation for sustainable agriculture production under abiotic stress
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Role of mycostimulation to alleviate salinity stress
- Role of mycostimulation to mitigate drought stress
- Role of mycostimulation to alleviate high-temperature stress
- Role of mycostimulation to alleviate nutrient deficiency
- Future perspectives, challenges, and limitations
- Concluding remark
- Index
- No. of pages: 236
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 21, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444643254
- eBook ISBN: 9780444643261
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Jay Prakash Verma
Dr. Jay Prakash Verma competed his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. on plant-microbe interaction and PGPR. He works as a Senior Assistant Professor in IESD, Banaras Hindu University, India, where he started in February 2011. He has more than 11 years of research expertise on rhizosphere microbes and development of effective plant growth promoting microbial consortium as biofertilizer, bio stimulators for multiple crop production under control, and field conditions. His research expertise encompasses biofertilizer, phytomicobiome, bio-pesticide, PGPR, PGPF, sustainable agriculture, plant-soil-microbe interaction, soil fertility and soil health management, pesticide degrading microbes for bioremediation, soil molecular biology and climate resilient agricultural production, and bioethanol production. He has written more than 60 articles that have been cited more than 1831 times and has a cumulative impact factor of over 100. He has more than eight research projects related to plant-microbe interactions. He has been a speark at international conferences in Spain, France, and China. He is serving as Technical Editor for several international journals including Biotechnology, Journal of Applied Sciences, International Journal of Soil Science, Asian Journal of Biological Sciences, and Bacteriology Journal. He is a member of the editorial board for the journals Agriculture for Sustainable Development published by Social and Farmers Welfare Society, Journal of Environmental and Social Sciences, International Journal of Research Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology, International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences, International Journal of Research in Environmental Science, and Microbial Biosystems Journal published by The Arab Society for Fungal Conservation. He acts as a reviewer for various peer-reviewed national and international journals of publishers including Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, Springer, Willy, and Taylor and Francis. He is also a project evaluator for of The Czech Academy of Sciences, Science Support Division in Czech Republic, European Commission. He is presently a visiting fellow at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Assistant Professor and Visiting Professor, Federal University of Ceará, Soil Science Department, Fortaleza, Ceará,
Former Visiting Fellow (Western Sydney University, Australia)CM
Catriona Macdonald
Dr. Catriona Macdonald is a research lecturer at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at the University of Western Sydney. With a BSc. and a Ph.D. in the fields of Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology, she has over 12 years’ experience in the field of soil microbiology and nutrient cycling. Her research interests focus on understanding microbial-mediated function under environmental change and interaction with plant communities and how we can utilise the microbial community to overcome associated constraints on productivity and ecosystem function. She has expertise in nutrient cycling, plant-soil interactions, climate change, heavy metals and forensic microbial ecology. Working across natural, agricultural, and managed ecosystems, she aims to improve understanding of how factors such as climate change and land management impact microbial-mediated nutrient transformations and how this feeds back to ecosystem functioning. To achieve this, Dr. Macdonald uses field-based and controlled environment studies to determine rates of nutrient (C, N, and P) transformations, quantify nutrient resource allocation in above- and below-ground pools,= and investigates the function and diversity of key microbial drivers in C, N, and P cycles using a range of in-situ approaches (soil CO2 flux, decomposition, net mineralisation), laboratory assays (MicroResp, enzyme activities, potential mineralisation, degradation rates), and molecular approaches (community profiling and sequencing analysis). She is co-investigator on three large industry-funded interdisciplinary grants related to sustainability: (1) a novel framework to identify, predict, and improve efficiency of bioremediation technology, (2) healthy bee populations for sustainable pollination in horticulture, and (3) pastures under climate extremes. She has more than 35 journal publications and two book chapters, more than 750 citations, and an h-index of 15. She serves on the editorial board of Pedobiologia (Elsevier) and provides scientific review for numberous international peer reviewed journals including Scientific Reports, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Agriculture Ecosystems and the Environment, and Biodegradation.
Affiliations and expertise
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, AustraliaVG
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Vijai K. Gupta has previously worked as- Senior Scientist, ERA Chair VALORTECH, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia; Senior Scientist, ERA Chair Green Chemistry, Tallinn Technical University, Estonia and Senior Researcher, Molecular Glycobiotechnology Group Department of Biochemistry. NUI Galway Ireland. Currently, he working as Professor (Associate) of Biochemistry at UM6P University, Morocco. Dr. Gupta’s present work is focused on the development and optimization of novel enzyme-based bioconversion systems for biorefining and bioenergy, bioactive natural products and biomass to bioproduct valorisation using microbial technologies. He has 122 publications with h-index 36 and RG Score 41.25
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, AgroBioSciences (AgBS) and Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (CBS) Department, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguerir, MoroccoAP
Appa Rao Podile
Appa Rao Podile is interested in molecular plant-microbe interactions. In the past decade, domain shuffling and swapping of recombinant bacterial chitinases, bioprocess development for production of chitooligosaccharides by enzymatic methods, mechanism of elicitor (harpin) induced cell death, nanotechnology for crop protection, and non-host resistance have been the major areas of research interest. Prof. Podile has been elected Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA, New Delhi), Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore), National Academy of Sciences (Allahabad), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (New Delhi), Academy of Microbiological Sciences (New Delhi), AP Akademy of Sciences, and Founding Fellow of Telangana State Academy of Sciences (Hyderabad). Prof. Podile published about 100 research papers and has over 2,400 citations and an h-index of 26. His lab is supported by Department of Biotechnology as part of Indo-UK project on Biological Nitrogen Fixation.
Affiliations and expertise
Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaRead New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering on ScienceDirect