Decoding Plant-Environment-Microbiome Interactions in Stress-Resilient Agriculture provides foundational as well as future-facing insights into the emerging field of phytomicrobiome. Highlighting its unique advantages in addressing stressed soils and optimizing crop production this book specifically delves into the potential of phytomicrobiomes as natural bioresources to be optimized for improved interactions. Research has shown that the phytomicrobiome, comprising root-associated microbiota, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), endophytes, phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms (PSMs), arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and actinomycetal populations, can enhance stress tolerance and ameliorate contaminated soils, enabling sustainable crop production under adverse conditions. However, the precise mechanisms through which the phytomicrobiome enhances stress resilience remain largely unexplored. Successful utilization of these natural bioresources in agriculture necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interplay between phytomicrobiomes and stressed plants, from fundamental processes to mechanistic insights. Presenting data and insights from globally recognized scientists and academicians with extensive research experience in microbiome-plant interactions Decoding Plant-Environment_Microbiome Interactions provides readers with the latest information and enables further advancements.
Section A: Phytomicrobiome and abiotic stresses
1. Heavy metalrhizobiome interactions: abundance, composition, and
physiological functions
2. Salt stresssoil microbiome interactions: structure, diversity, and
physiological functions
3. Drought stress effects on soil microbial diversity and function: an
integrative review
4. Effect of extreme temperatures on microbial growth and associated
activities
5. Abiotic stressplant interactions: morphoanatomical features and
physiological functions
6. Genotoxic effects of different types of stresses on microbiome and plants
7. Phytochemicals under abiotic stress: production and their role in plant
defense
8. Importance of proline in alleviation of abiotic stress in plants: recent
advances
9. Development of stress resilience in the rhizobiome: an overview
10. Rhizosphere engineering for optimizing bioremediation potential: recent
advances
Section B: Phytomicrobiomes as biotools in agriculture resilience under
stress conditions
11. Phytomicrobiome: ecology, physiology, and emerging trends in microbial
applications
12. The plant holobiont: root exudates, rhizosphere interactions, and
biotechnological applications
13. Plant endophytic microbiome: importance in crop production
14. Importance of bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) in mitigation of abiotic
stress
15. Siderophilic microbes and their role in abatement of abiotic stress in
plants
16. Remediation of stressed soils using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria:
recent developments
17. Phytoremediation: basic concepts and real success stories
18. Stress-tolerant rhizosphere microbiome and their interactions with
plants: significance for crop production
19 Role of omics in designing biofertilizers to enhance plant resilience
under stressful conditions
20. Bacterial biosorbents: an effective microbial strategy for metal
detoxification
21. Stress-tolerant endophytes: importance in crop yield optimization
22. Performance of food crops in problem soils influenced by arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi
23. Actinomycetota: suitable microbiological agents for bioremediation and
crop production
24. A broad host spectrum fungus, Piriformospora indica: a promising
candidate for crop improvement in stressed environments
25. Bio-based nanoremediation of inorganic pollutants: concepts and
applications
Section C: Human health implications and food safety
26. Role of phytomicrobiome in food production: Challenges and Remedies
27. Human health risks and regulatory guidelines associated with consumption
of contaminated/poor-quality foods
28. "A SWOT analysis of the transfer of knowledge from the lab to the field:
regulatory issues, developmental constraints, and opportunities
Asfa Rizvi specializes in environmental microbiology and bioremediation, with a PhD in Agricultural Microbiology from Aligarh Muslim University, India. She has received two gold medals at the postgraduate level and has extensive experience in biotic/abiotic stress, heavy metalsmicrobesplants interactions, and environmental microbiology. She has completed a prestigious national postdoctoral fellowship, as a principal investigator, awarded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India, where she investigated rhizobacteria-mediated disease management in cereal crops using high-throughput proteomics. Dr. Rizvi is a prolific author and also a reviewer and editorial contributor for journals like Chemosphere and Frontiers in Plant Science. With expertise in microbeplant interactions, nanotoxicology, and biofertilizers, she brings a strong scientific and editorial vision to the field of microbial and environmental sciences. Currently serving as a professor, Mohammad Saghir Khan has approximately 30 years of teaching and research experience in environmental microbiology, nanotechnology, biofertilizer technology, soil pollution, bioremediation technology, immunology, soil microbiology, and food crop production. A prolific book author and editor for reputed publishers worldwide, he also serves as an associate editor for different international journals and has served in the past as an associate guest editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and Molecules. Dr. Khan has also completed numerous national and international projects. Eloisa Pajuelo, professor of microbiology at the University of Seville, Spain, has 26 years of experience in plantmicrobe interactions and abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, and low/high temperature. Designing biofertilizers for application under stressed environments is the focus of her research, specializing in soil bacteria dynamics, endophytes, PGPR, phytoremediation, etc. A prolific researcher and author, Dr. Pajuelo has served as a guest editor in Frontiers in Microbiology on a special issue titled Rhizospheric MicrobiotaPlant Interactions: A Bioremediation Strategy for Inorganic Pollutants.”
Khalid Oufdou is a full Professor (grade C) at the Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Morocco. He has developed more than 20 research projects in collaboration with Spain, France, Germany, Tunisia, Portugal, Sweden, and the European Union. He was awarded a DAAD fellowship and has accrued significant research experience in plantmicrobe interactions, stress management of contaminated environments, plant biotechnology, microbial ecology, and antibacterials, which has resulted in numerous research publications. He is also a reviewer for several international journals: Journal of Advanced Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Applied Soil Ecology, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Pedosphere, and Frontiers in Microbiology. Bilal Ahmed is a multidisciplinary researcher and academic currently serving as a research scientist at Purdue University, United States. He holds a PhD in microbiology with a focus on environmental nanotoxicology from Aligarh Muslim University, India. His research bridges microbiology, nanotechnology, and molecular diagnostics, with a particular emphasis on sustainable agriculture and biosensor development. He has received three gold medals at the postgraduate level. Dr. Ahmed has teaching experience as a foreign faculty member and research experience in the School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, South Korea, where he also won a research grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea. He also worked as a research assistant for 3 years on a project funded by CST, U.P., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His scholarly achievements have earned him recognition among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier. Dr. Ahmed has also served as a guest editor for two special issues in Molecules. Recently, he has edited a book titled Nano-Biofortification for Human and Environmental Health” published by Springer, Switzerland. Currently, he serves as a reviewer and member of the editorial board for different journals.
