BookAjit Varma, Swati Tripathi, Ram Prasad, editor.
Summary: This book shares the latest insights into the genetic basis of molecular communication between plants and their microbial consortia. Further, the book highlights the capabilities of the rhizosphere and endosphere, which help manage ecosystem responses to climate change, nutrient cycling and sequestration of carbon; and discusses their application to the development and management of renewable energy sources. In their natural environments, plants are surrounded by a tremendous number of microorganisms. Some microbes directly interact with plants in a mutually beneficial fashion, while others colonize plants solely for their own advantage. In addition, microbes can indirectly affect plants by drastically altering their environments. Understanding the complex nature of the plant-microbe interface (PMI) can pave the way for novel strategies to improve plant productivity in an eco-friendly manner. The PMI approach focuses on understanding the physical, molecular, and chemical interactions between organisms in order to determine their functional roles in biological, physical, chemical and environmental systems. Although several metabolites from plants and microbes have now been fully characterized, their roles in chemical interactions between these associates remain poorly understood, and require further investigation.
Contents:
Mycorrhizae Resource Allocation in Root Development and Root Morphology
Plant-Mycorrhizal and Plant-Rhizobial Interfaces: Underlying Mechanisms and Their Roles in Sustainable Agroecosystems
Truffles and Morels: Two Different Evolutionary Strategies of Fungal-Plant Interactions in the Pezizales
AM Fungi and Trichoderma Interaction for Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum
Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Grain Legumes Though Broad-Spectrum Actinomycetes Having Plant Growth-Promoting and Biocontrol Traits
Soil-Microbes-Plants: Interactions and Ecological Diversity
Pathogen and Management of Fungal Wilt of Banana Through Biocontrol Agents
Potential of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Pesticides-Riddled Soil
Algae and Cyanobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of Fungal Plant Pathogens
Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants, and Soil Microbial Communities
Olive Anthracnose and Its Management by Fungal Endophytes: An Overview
Metagenomics as a Tool to Explore New Insights from Plant Microbe Interface
A Concise Compilation of the Diverse Detection Methods to Study Plant-Microbe Interfaces at the Cellular and Molecular Level: The Past, Present and Future
Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface
Efficiency of Soil, Plant and Microbes for Healthy Plant Immunity and Sustainable Agricultural System
Biological Control of Soft-Rot of Ginger: Current Trends and Future Prospects
Biological Effects of Uranium and Its Decay Products on Soil Microbes, Plants, and Humans
An Overview of Effective Concentration of Industrial Effluent for Improving Crop Production and its Effect on Micro-Biodiversity Zone of Soil.