Description
Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications provides the latest developments in the real-world development and application of these crop management alternatives in a cost-effective, yield protective way. Sections address questions of research, development and application, with insights into recent legislative efforts in Europe and the United States. The book includes valuable information regarding mechanisms and the practical information needed to support the growing microbial inoculant and biostimulant industry, thus helping focus scientific research in new directions.- Provides 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- Identifies areas for new research
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Microbial endophytes: Evolution, diversity, community functions, and regulation2. Friends in low places: Soil derived microbial inoculants for biostimulation and biocontrol in crop production3. The roles of endophytes in modulating plant development4. Epichloe endophytes stimulate grass development and physiological state in China5. Endophytic microbes promote plant growth and alter host secondary metabolites6. Epichloe endophytes of grasses, in particular their physiological interaction with plants7. Potential application of plant growth promoting bacteria in bioenergy crop production8. Soil microbiome to maximize the benefits to crop plants - A special reference to Rhizosphere microbiome9. Belowground dialogue between plant roots and beneficial microbes10. Microbial bio-active compounds in plant disease management11. Microbial biocontrol formulations for commercial applications12. Potential effect of microbial biostimulants in sustainable vegetable production13. Microbes as bio stimulants: Tissue culture prospective14. Biostimulants application in agriculture under abiotic stress conditions15. Actinomycetes as bio stimulants and their application in agricultural practices16. Role of microbial volatiles as an aromatic tool in management of crop productivity17. Microbial consortia: approaches in crop production and yield enhancement18. Fungal enzymes and their potential application as bio stimulants19. Microbial cell factories for treatment of soil polluted with heavy metals: A green approach20. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) as plant biostimulants21. Nanobiotechnology of plant microbiome22. Microbiome establishment, adaptation and their contributions to anaerobic stress tolerance and nutrient acquisition in rice23. Soil physical and nutritional balance are essential for establishing a healthy microbiome24. Microbiome stimulants for crops: Indicators for an Economically proficient sustainable agriculture25. Plant microbiome: Diversity, distribution, and functional relevance in crop improvement and sustainable agriculture26. Gene expression studies in crop plants for diseases management27. Biomanagement of Fusarium spp. associated with oil crops
