The rhizosphere, the zone of chemical, biological, and physical influence generated by root growth and activity, offers a favorable ecological environment for a wide variety of microorganisms and is renowned for its high level of microbial activity. This new book, Rhizospheric Microbiomes: The Interconnection between Plant and Soil Health, explores how taking advantage of the diversity and benefits of rhizospheric microbiomes in soil and environment management can enhance soil quality and stimulate the production of defense-related compounds in various pathosystems, resulting in better plant health.
The new book presents an array of advancements in rhizosphere science that involve soil management, host-pathogen interactions, nutrient mobilization, bioremediation, mechanisms and modes of action of signaling molecules, molecular aspects of microbial interactions, and bioformulation strategies, among others.
The volume consolidates comprehensive information on the advanced and applied aspects of microbial consortia and their role in promoting plant fitness, soil management, nutrient mobilization, bioremediation, and environmental health, providing valuable insight for plant scientists and botanists, as well as students, educators, and professionals engaged in research within the fields of agronomy, environmental science, plant pathology, soil science, and microbial ecology.
Explores how rhizospheric microbiomes in soil and environment management can enhance soil quality and improve plant health. Presents advancements in rhizosphere science. Consolidates information on the advanced and applied aspects of microbial consortia and their role in promoting plant fitness, and environmental health.
1. Diversity and Benefits of Rhizospheric Microbiomes in Soil and
Environment Management.
2. Role of Rhizospheric Microbes in Soil Management.
3. Challenges for Microbial Consortia in Improving Plant Health.
4. Use of
Rhizospheric Microbiomes Toward Nutrient Acquisitions and Soil
Sustainability.
5. Utilization of Molecular Techniques for the Development of
an Effective Microbial Consortium: Challenges and Applications.
6. Use of
Bioreactors in the Propagation of Microbial Consortia.
7. Heavy Metal
Tolerance Ability of Microbial Consortia.
8. Signal Transduction and Plant
Health via Microbial Consortia.
9. Application and Utility of Microbial
Consortia.
Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor at Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, U.P., India. He received his PhD degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, prior to conducting postdoctoral research at the Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland, and Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He was formerly an Assistant Professor at Jimma University in Ethiopia and research fellow at the Universiti Putra Malaysias (UPM) Institute of Tropical Agriculture. He has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world consecutively from past three years, according to Stanford University in the United States. Dr. Akhtar is the author and co-author of more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters, and has edited over 20 books. He has received many awards and honors for his work. A member and fellow of many prestigious organizations, he is also an editorial board member and reviewer for several international journals. His current work focuses on the molecular biotechnology, bioremediation, biomineralization, nanofertilizers, and nanobiotechnology of rhizospheric plant-microbe interactions.
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (botany, specialization in plant eco-physiology and molecular biology) at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, India, and at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, where he was a postdoctoral fellow researcher for several years. Dr. Hakeem has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in plant ecophysiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He has served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited many books and has published many research publications in international journals and 55 book chapters in edited volumes. He is on the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, and is also a fellow of the Plantae Group of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
