The significant role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on the alleviation of salinity stress affecting the efficiency of ecosystem has been presented. The fungi are able to alleviate the stress by increasing the uptake of water and nutrients by the host plant, production of different products including plant hormones and interaction with the other soil microbes. Some of the most recent and important details have been presented and analysed. Mohammad Miransari AbtinBerkeh Ltd. Company
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are symbiotic to most terrestrial plants. The fungi are an important part of ecosystem affecting its efficiency. Among the most important effects of mycorrhizal fungi on the ecosystem efficiency is by alleviating different stresses such as pathogens, drought, salinity, compaction, etc. The fungi are able to enhance plant growth by increasing the uptake of water and nutrients and by producing plant hormones. Accordingly, in this book some of the latest finding and progress related to the effects of mycorrhizal fungi on the efficiency of ecosystem by alleviating soil stresses have been presented. Mohammad Miransari AbtinBerkeh Ltd. Company
Plant hormones are important biochemical components affecting plant functioning under different conditions including stress. If the related signaling pathways are specified with great details, it will be possible to develop plants, which may perform more efficiently under stress. Accordingly, the most recent and applicable details related to the effects of plant hormones on the performance and survival of plant under stress have been presented in this book. Hoping that such a contribution is used efficiently, worldwide.
The effects of soil tillage on the activities of soil microbes can significantly affect the environment and is of ecological and economical significance. Such a subject includes a wide range of details related to the performance of soil microbes under different tillage practices and the subsequent effects. With respect to the positive effects of new tillage practices on the properties of soil and hence plant growth and crop production, they are now being used more widely, compared with the traditional method of tillage. In this book some of the latest details related to the use of different tillage practices on the activities and performance of soil microbes have been presented and analysed. Hoping that such a contribution is used efficiently, worldwide.
The role of signaling pathways such as plant hormonal signaling, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling, and oxidative stress signaling in plant under stress is of great significance. MAPK molecules are a set of proteins, handling different functions in plant including cell cycling, plant growth and development, plant response to stress, etc. To make plants survive more efficiently under salinity stress, the signaling pathways including the MAPK cascade must be recognized in greater details. Accordingly in this book some of the most recent and important details related to the role of MAPK signaling under stress have been presented.
This book will be of immense helpful to the students of plant biotechnology, Agricultural sciences, Microbiology of both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities, colleges, and Research institutes. Besides the book will be quite supportive researchers who work in the field of plant biotechnology and agricultural sciences. In this book, the main focus will be on advanced genome editing approaches for the production of GM crops besides their socioeconomic, ethical and risk-biosafety assessments. Nanotechnology is the new emerging and fascinating field of science finds its application in almost all the major research areas and its uses in agriculture and food sectors are incipient.The books seems to be first in summarizing the two way interactive approach in the field of plant biotechnology and setting of a new arena in shaping the new bio techniques towards the sustainable cause.
Microbiomics and Sustainable Crop Production Microbiomics and Sustainable Crop Production presents an overview of the current state of the art in microbiome research, discussing many new technologies and approaches in order to bridge knowledge gaps between field and lab experimental systems. New and emerging strategies to improve the survival and activity of microbial inoculants are covered, including the use of selected indigenous microbes, optimizing microbial delivery methods, and taking advantage of modern gene editing tools to engineer microbial inoculants. The two highly qualified authors address new molecular tools and powerful biotechnological advances, providing readers with knowledge of the complex chemical and biological interactions that occur in the rhizosphere and ensuring that strategies to engineer the rhizosphere are safe, beneficial to productivity, and result in improvements to the sustainability of agricultural systems. The relationship between phyllosphere microbial communities and functional traits of plants is also explored. Finally, approaches and priority areas for future research on phyllosphere microbiology are suggested. Topics covered in this comprehensive resource include: Transmission modes of bacteria and fungi and the nature of their interactions in the endosphere Characteristics of ‘core microbiomes’, which may be deployed to organize otherwise uncontrollable dynamics of resident microbiomes Model microbiome-plant systems, as well as the stability, resilience, and assembly of agricultural microbiomes Engineering and management of agricultural microbiomes for improving crop health, including reasons to modify plant microbiomes Microbiome research in the omics era and new efforts and challenges in assigning functions to microbes For students of plant biotechnology, agricultural sciences, and agricultural engineering, along with researchers working in related fields, Microbiomics and Sustainable Crop Production is an important resource to understand many complex modern ideas related to the subject and how they can be applied to practical applications.
The book deals with dual role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which is beneficial and harmful at below and above threshold limits, respectively. To date, the emphasis has been laid only on ROS aspects damaging/ disrupting cellular machinery and inflicting crop productivity loss. The ROS is believed to be a hallmark of both abiotic and biotic stress. However, the recent researches have unambiguously established that the ROS at below threshold confers protection against both abiotic and biotic stress, augmenting crop productivity. This emphasizes for a proper understanding of ROS based physio-molecular mechanisms and their upgradation in crops to adapt them to stress conditions. As a result, the cultivation area of various economically important crops and their productivity and quality can be enhanced, arresting degradation of sites, improving environment quality and mitigating ill impact of climate change. The book encompasses recent information on positive and negative impact of ROS on stress tolerance mechanisms and their management in augmenting crop performance. The information has been well illustrated and categorized in several chapters crafted lucidly, maintaining connectivity and synergy with each other. The book provides up-to-date comprehensive scientific information dual role of ROS, hitherto neglected, in crop abiotic and biotic stress management that would immensely benefit and educate graduate/ post graduate students, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists and faculty members alike.
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