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Microbial technology for agro-ecosystems : crop productivity, sustainability, and biofortification /

This book explores microbial technology in agro-ecosystems, focusing on crop productivity and biofortification. It delves into the role of microbes in enhancing plant health, managing biotic and abiotic stresses, and improving soil fertility. The text addresses microbial interactions, plant-microbe...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2024]
Subjects:
Agricultural microbiology.
Microbiologie agricole.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS
  • MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I
  • Microbes in crop productivity and sustainability
  • 1
  • A guide for the analysis of plant microbial communities through high-throughput sequencing methods
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Massive amplicon sequencing of phylogenetic marker genes
  • 2. Shotgun metagenomics
  • 3. Metatranscriptomics
  • 4. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2
  • Design and application of microbial biofertilizers
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. From the lab to the field: Generalities of importance in the development of bioformulations
  • 2.1 Strain (s) selection and compatibility
  • 2.2 Large-scale production phase and formulation
  • 2.3 Cell viability, stability, and long-term survival during product storage and after inoculation under field conditions
  • 3. Success of a given bioformulation: Focus on carrier selection
  • 3.1 Biochar
  • 3.2 Liquid carriers
  • 3.3 Polymers
  • 4. Carrier roles in crop stress alleviation under field conditions
  • 4.1 Drought
  • 4.2 Soil degradation
  • 4.3 Soil pathogens
  • 5. Current state of legislation and bioformulation marketing worldwide
  • 5.1 European Union (EU)
  • 5.2 United States (US) and Canada
  • 5.3 Asia (India and China)
  • 5.4 Latin America and Brazil
  • 5.5 Other regions
  • 6. Conclusions and future perspectives
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3
  • Bioprospecting of microbial bioactive molecules for the management of biotic and abiotic stress
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Abiotic stress
  • 2.1 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
  • 2.1.1 Phytohormones production by PGPR
  • 2.2 Siderophores
  • 2.3 Biosurfactants
  • 2.4 Rhizobium spp.
  • 2.5 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
  • 3. Biotic stress
  • 3.1 Bioactive compounds produced by bacteria.
  • 3.1.1 Gram-negative producers
  • 3.1.2 Gram-positive producers
  • 3.2 Bioactive compounds produced by fungi
  • 3.3 Production of lytic enzymes
  • 4. Conclusions
  • References
  • 4
  • Upscaling plant defense system through the application of plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
  • 3. Plant growth-promoting and biocontrol potential of PGPF
  • 4. Constitutive versus inducible defense against pathogens
  • 5. Mobilization of plant defenses against pathogens
  • 6. Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) versus induced systemic resistance (ISR)
  • 7. ISR by PGPF against plant pathogens
  • 7.1 ISR against fungal pathogens
  • 7.2 ISR against oomycete pathogens
  • 7.3 ISR against bacterial pathogens
  • 7.4 ISR against viral plant pathogens
  • 7.5 ISR against nematode pathogens
  • 8. Mechanisms of PGPF-mediated ISR
  • 8.1 Direct activation of defense responses
  • 8.2 Priming of defense responses during PGPF-mediated ISR
  • 8.3 Signaling pathways during PGPF-mediated ISR
  • 9. Conclusion and future perspective
  • References
  • 5
  • Trichoderma as ecofriendly tools for sustainable agriculture management: Improving plant health, crop productiv ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Trichoderma: a fungus that offers several avenues for sustainable agriculture
  • 3. Ecosystem of Trichoderma
  • 4. Molecular mechanisms of Trichoderma on crop productivity (growth, quality &amp
  • yield)
  • 4.1 Trichoderma mediated enhancement of nutrient use efficiency
  • 4.2 Trichoderma as valuable sources of bioactive compounds
  • 5. Production of hormone
  • 6. Production of siderophore
  • 7. Production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  • 8. Production of enzymes
  • 9. Trichoderma induced expression of plant growth related gene
  • 10. Mechanisms of Trichoderma on plant disease management
  • 11. Plant immune response to root colonization.
  • 12. Plant protection by a direct mechanism
  • 12.1 Mycoparasitism
  • 12.2 Antibiosis
  • 12.3 Competition
  • 12.4 Insights into Trichoderma and induced plant defense related genes
  • 12.5 Trichoderma and molecular signals of SAR
  • 12.6 Trichoderma and molecular signals of ISR
  • 12.7 Tricchoderma mediated abiotic stress management in plant
  • 13. Antioxidant mechanism
  • 14. Compatible solutes
  • 15. Hormonal reaction
  • 16. Metagenomics analysis and Trichoderam impact on soil microbiome
  • 17. Trichoderma phytoremediation and environmental clean up
  • 18. Conclusions and remarkable future
  • References
  • 6
  • Microbes in plant health, disease, and abiotic stress management
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Plant-microbes molecular interaction
  • 2.1 Rhizospheric microbes
  • 2.2 Endophytic microorganisms
  • 2.3 Epiphytic microbes
  • 3. Microbes in plant health and diseases
  • 3.1 Plant growth-promoting activities
  • 3.1.1 Nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilization
  • 3.1.2 Phytohormone synthesis
  • 3.1.3 Aminocyclpropane-1 carboxylate (ACC) deaminase synthesis
  • 3.1.4 Siderophore production
  • 3.1.5 Bioactive compounds production
  • 3.1.6 Extracellular enzymes production
  • 3.2 Bioremediation activities
  • 3.3 Induce systemic resistance in plants
  • 4. Microbes in abiotic stress management
  • 4.1 Salinity stress
  • 4.2 Drought stress
  • 4.3 Heavy metal stress
  • 4.4 Temperature stress
  • 4.5 Nutrients stress
  • 5. Role of omics technologies
  • 5.1 Metagenomics
  • 5.2 Meta-transcriptomics
  • 5.3 Meta-proteomics
  • 5.4 Metabolomics
  • 6. Challenges with crop sustainability and microbe-based fertilizers
  • 7. Conclusion and future prospects
  • References
  • 7
  • Review on plant-microbe interactions, applications and future aspects
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Role of beneficial interactions
  • 1.2 Role of harmful interactions
  • 2. Types of interactions.
  • 2.1 Symbiosis
  • 3. Amensalism/antagonism
  • 3.1 Modes of amensalism
  • 4. Plant competition
  • 4.1 Theories of competition
  • 4.1.1 Interspecific competition
  • 5. Commensalism
  • 5.1 Seed dispersal
  • 5.2 Milkweed and monarch butterfly
  • 5.3 Metabiosis
  • 5.4 Microbiota
  • 6. Application of plant-microbe interaction
  • 6.1 Functions of microbes in agriculture
  • 6.1.1 Plant-growth promotion
  • 6.1.2 Biofertilizers
  • 6.1.3 Rhizoremediation
  • 6.1.4 Biocontrol agent
  • 6.1.5 Degradation of pesticides
  • 7. Conclusions
  • 8. Future aspects
  • References
  • 8
  • Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A green approach to manage soil-borne fungal pathogens and plant g ...
  • 1. Plant-associated bacteria-A general overview
  • 2. Bio-stimulants and green revolution
  • 3. Rhizosphere: A battlefield for microbial survival
  • 4. Microbial antagonism
  • 5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
  • 6. PGPR physiology
  • 6.1 Direct influence of PGPR
  • 6.1.1 PGPR as nitrogen fixative
  • 6.1.2 PGPR as phosphate solubilizer
  • 6.1.3 PGPR as growth regulator producers
  • 6.1.4 PGPR as ethylene suppresser
  • 7. Indirect influence of PGPR
  • 8. Genome insights into PGPR
  • 9. Molecular mechanisms of PGPR
  • 10. PGPR interaction with plants: Metabolomic
  • 11. Induced resistance: PGPR determinants in ISR SAR
  • 12. Antagonistic activities: Siderophores, bacteriocins and antibiotics production
  • 12.1 Siderophore production
  • 12.2 Bacteriocin production
  • 12.3 Antibiotic production
  • 13. PGPR in agronomic biofortification
  • 14. Role of PGPR in plant development
  • 14.1 PGPR as nutrient absorber
  • 14.2 PGPR as endophytes
  • 15. Mechanisms of action of PGPR to improve plant growth
  • 15.1 Siderophores
  • 15.2 Phytohormones
  • 15.3 Biological nitrogen fixation
  • 15.4 Phosphate solubilization.
  • 16. Role of PGPR in combating plant stress markers under abiotic stress
  • 17. OMICS for PGPR community dynamics
  • 18. Potential applications of PGPR
  • 19. PGPR formulations and application method as biofertilizer
  • 20. Roadmap to commercialization of PGPR
  • References
  • 9
  • Cell wall degradation: Microbial enzymes in service of sustainable agriculture
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs)
  • 2.1 Cellulases
  • 2.2 Amylases
  • 2.3 Xylanases
  • 2.4 Pectinases
  • 2.5 Chitinases
  • 2.6 Laccases
  • 2.7 Lignin peroxidase (LiP)
  • 2.8 Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs)
  • 2.9 Proteases
  • 3. Application of cell wall degrading enzymes in sustainable agriculture
  • 3.1 Crop fertility and seed performances
  • 3.2 Enhancing crop productivity for animal production and biomass utilization
  • 3.3 Crop protection
  • 4. Conclusion
  • References
  • II
  • Microbes in agro-ecosystem remediation
  • 10
  • Microbial remediation applications in mitigating soil pollution
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Soil pollutants
  • 2.1 Hydrocarbons
  • 2.2 Agrochemicals
  • 2.3 Heavy metals
  • 2.4 Sewage sludge
  • 3. Strategies to mitigate soil pollution
  • 3.1 Aerobic digestion
  • 3.2 Anaerobic digestion
  • 3.3 Vermicomposting
  • 3.4 Biosurfactant
  • 3.5 Biological leaching
  • 3.6 Bioremediation of radioactive compounds
  • 3.6.1 Biological assimilation
  • 3.6.2 Bioaccumulation
  • 3.6.3 Biomineralization
  • 3.6.4 Bioreduction
  • 4. Conclusion
  • References
  • 11
  • Sustainable eco-remediation achieved via plant-microbe interactions
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Content analysis
  • 2. Microbial phytoremediation, crop productivity, and sustainability
  • 3. Auspiciousness of the microbial assisted phytoremediation
  • 4. Omic and molecular/biological aspects of phytoremediation
  • 4.1 Meta-genomics
  • 4.2 Metabolomics
  • 4.3 Meta-proteomics
  • 4.4 Meta-transcriptomics.