Microbiomes and Plant Health: Panoply and Their Applications

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 plantsAddresses the role of phytobiome to combat biotic and abiotic factorsEmphasizes the use of modern molecular tools such as smart delivery systems for microbial inoculation, next-generation sequencing and genome mapping

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 amelioration 7. 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 remediation 14. Actinobacteria interventions in plant and environment fitness 15. Microbiomes in some cereal crops: diversity and their role in geochemical nutrient recycling