Description
Microbiomes and Plant Health: Panoply and Their Applications includes the most recent advances in phytobiome research. The book emphasizes the use of modern molecular tools such as smart delivery systems for microbiol inoculation, next-generation sequencing, and genome mapping. Chapters discuss a variety of applications and examples, including the sugarcane microbiome, rhizoengineering, nutrient recycling, sustainable agricultural practices and bio-potential of herbal medicinal plants. Written by a range of experts with real-world practical insights, this title is sure to be an essential read for plant and soil microbiologists, phytopathologists, agronomists, and researchers interested in sustainable forestry and agriculture practices.
- Offers readers a one-stop resource on the topic of plant and soil microbiome and their applications in plant disease, sustainable agriculture, soil health and medicinal plants
- Addresses the role of phytobiome to combat biotic and abiotic factors
- Emphasizes the use of modern molecular tools such as smart delivery systems for microbial inoculation, next-generation sequencing and genome mapping
Table of Contents
PART ONE: Introduction Part
1. Emerging insights on the potential role of plant-associatedmicroorganisms in sustainable agriculture
2. Application of cereal and vegetable endophytes in plant health management
3. Plant virome: current understanding, mechanisms, and role in phytobiome
PART TWO: Methodological Sections
4. Modern biotechnological tools: an opportunity to discover complex phytobiomes of horticulture crops
5. Genome mapping tools: current research and future prospects
PART III: Scientific chapters
6. Mycorrhizal fungi and its importance in plant health amelioration7. Sugarcane microbiome: role in sustainable production
8. Preface of phytobiome in nutrient recycling, biogeochemistry, and spatial dynamics
9. Maize microbiome: current insights for the sustainable agriculture
PART IV: General Sections
10. Phytobiomes and bioremediation
11. Modern era of microbial biotechnology: opportunities and future prospects
12. Phyllosphere microbiome: modern prospectus and application
13. Microbial linkages in the heavy metal remediation14. Actinobacteria interventions in plant and environment fitness15. Microbiomes in some cereal crops: diversity and their role in geochemical nutrient recycling
