BookManoj Kumar Solanki, Prem Lal Kashyap, Baby Kumari, editors.
Summary: To satisfy the food demands of the global population, advanced technology based research is needed, that can extract the information from the plant metabolism and microbial gene pool and use it for improving plant health and productivity. Modern biotechnological tools have the ability to unlock the limitations of agricultural practices. However, the application of these tools is not well equipped. Moreover, eco-friendly agriculture by microbial inoculants is known to have positive influences on soil/plant health. Therefore it is relevant to explore the plant associated microbial niches, especially endophytes, epiphytes, and soil microbes and understand how they are benefitting each other. It can open new insights to develop sustainable agriculture practices by using consortia of microbes as plant helpers that recover the imbalanced agriculture systems and manage pathogenic diseases. This book presents the updates about the plant associated microbiomes and their contemporary uses. It covers the knowledge gap between soil and plant helper microbiomes and their application in the agriculture and allied sectors. Modern insights of phytobiomes are explored in various chapters on a variety of interrelated aspects of the fascinating areas like plant microbial interaction, integrated pest management, soil fertility intensification, sustainable crop production, and disease management. Sections in the book describe how to plant beneficial microbiomes have been utilized for sustainable green farming, with the aim to resolve the global food problem without harming the soil and environment health. This book is intended for everyone who is involved in agriculture, microbial biotechnology, bioinformatics, and all disciplines related to microbial biotechnology. These include academic students, scientists, and researchers at universities, institutes, industries, and government organizations who want to understand microbial linkages in a shorter time. It contains basic information th at will be help to the non-specialist readers to understand progressive research.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
1: Phytobiomes: Role in Nutrient Stewardship and Soil Health
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions in a Typical Phytobiome
1.3 Beneficial Rhizospheric Microbes and Phytobiome
1.4 Phytobiome and Nutrient Stewardship in Soil
1.4.1 C-Cycle and Phytobiome
1.4.1.1 Endurance of Soil Organic Matter and Its Microbial Decomposition
1.4.1.2 Microbial Functions in Soil Carbon Cycle Subsequent Climate Change
1.4.1.3 Microbial Growth Dynamics and Energy Balance
1.4.2 N Cycle and Phytobiome 1.4.2.1 Nitrogen Fixation and Transformations
1.4.2.2 N in Soil and Its Mineralization
1.4.3 Phosphorus Nutrition and Phytobiome
1.4.3.1 Phytobiomes and P Nutrition in Plants
1.4.3.2 Microbiome and P Nutrition in Plants
1.4.3.3 Rhizosphere Engineering and P Nutrition
1.4.4 K-Bioavailability and Phytobiome
1.4.4.1 K-Solubilizing Microbial Species
1.4.5 S Cycle and Phytobiome
1.4.5.1 Mineralization and Immobilization of Sulfur
1.4.5.2 Microbial Oxidation and Reduction of S
1.4.6 Trace Metals and Phytobiome 1.4.6.1 Conducive Soil Condition for Trace Metal Toxicity
1.4.6.2 Trace Metals' Crop Response and Phytoremediation
1.4.6.3 Siderophore and Phytosiderophore Engineering and Trace Metal Chemistry
1.5 Phytobiome: An Early Indicator of Soil Health
1.6 Future Outlook
1.7 Conclusions
References
2: Role of a Quorum Sensing Signal Acyl-Homoserine Lactone in a Phytobiome
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Plant Senses and Responds to AHL
2.3 AHL Impact on Plant Root Growth and Architecture
2.4 AHL as Plant Strengthener
2.5 Effect of AHL on Symbiosis and Nitrogen Cycle 2.6 AHL-Induced Plant Diseases
2.7 AHL Uptake in Plant and Possible Signaling Pathways for Plant Response to AHL
2.8 Plant Interference with QS Signals
2.8.1 Plant Interferes with QS via AHL Mimics
2.8.2 Plant Metabolites and Enzymatic Interference of QS
2.9 Role of Endophyte in a Phytobiome
2.10 Conclusion and Forthcoming Prospects
References
3: Plant Microbiomes: Understanding the Aboveground Benefits
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Soil Microbiome Characterization
3.3 Structural and Compositional Factors in Plant-Associated Microbial Network 3.3.1 Plant-Associated Bacterial and Archaeal Microbiomes
3.3.2 The Fungal Microbiota of Plants
3.3.3 Plant-Associated Protists: The Outcasted Fraction of the Plant Microbiota
3.4 Microbial Currency: Exudates
3.4.1 Plant Uptake and Release
3.4.2 Microbial Uptake/Release
3.5 Ecological Considerations for Utilizing Plant's Benefits in the Farmer's Field
3.5.1 Impact on Plant Functions
3.5.2 Impact on Bacterial Functions
3.6 Formation of Biofilm
3.7 Molecular Communications
3.8 Ecology of the Microbiome
3.8.1 Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane