Sustainable Agricultural Practices Plant and Soil Microbiome Series

Sustainable Agricultural Practices, a volume in the Plant and Soil Microbiome series, presents foundational information into the successful utilization of different biocontrol agents (especially bacteria and fungi actinomycetes) under field conditions which can help relieve the pressure of overexploitation of synthetic pesticides in agriculture.

The need for sustainable advancement in agriculture practices continues to increase. Traditionally, achieving optimum yields of crops has meant farmers continuously using large amounts of chemical fertilizers or pesticides, but the indiscriminate use of these pesticides has adversely affected the environment, nontarget microorganisms, soil textures, and human health. As many microorganisms, including nitrogen-fixing bacteria and cyanobacteria, can be used as bioinoculants, they offer opportunities not only to enhance the crop productivity but also to maintain the natural properties of agricultural soils.

Sustainable Agricultural Practices explores the multifaceted benefits derived from varieties of microorganisms existing in different components of the ecosystem, many of which could potentially be employed as probiotics for improved human and livestock health.

Researchers seeking to expand their understanding of related fields and students seeking foundational concept coverage will find this volume valuable.

1. Multifactorial stress combination, plant microbiome recruitment and ROS/antioxidant feedbacks for plant stress alleviation
2. Impact of COVID-19 on global agriculture and food sector
3. State Of The Soil Health Before Maize Intercropped With Eucalyptus Grandis Under Agroforestry Environment In Limpopo Province, South Africa
4. Microbe management: application of mycorrhizal fungi in sustainable agriculture
5. Biodiversity and biotechnological applications of host-specific endophytic fungi for sustainable agriculture and allied sectors
6. Use of PGPRs in abiotic stress management in horticultural areas
7. Plant growth promoting bacteria sustainable use in abiotic stress management
8. Bioprospecting of bacterial endophytes from the tuber of Dioscorea bulbifera
9. Green Synthesis of nanomaterials and their applications in sustainable agriculture
10. Cyanobacterial diversity in the rice field and their potential applications.
11. The potential and possibilities of using mycorrhiza in sustainable agriculture
12. Microbial consortia application in the sustainable agricultural practices
13. Cyanobacterial mats and their application in sustainable Agriculture
14. Beneficial soil microorganisms and their role in sustainable agriculture
15. Evaluating Soil Chemical And Physical And Properties For Maize Production Under Agroforestry Environments In South Africa
16. Cytological observations on intracellular microbes in plants, their roles in sustainable crop production and effects of elevated carbon dioxide on rhizophagy in roots
17. Endophytic fungi: Diversity and their relevance in sustainable agriculture

Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar recently completed his tenure as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel. He has published more than 175 research, review articles, and book chapters in international and national journals. He serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as guest editor for various journals such as Plants, Microorganisms, and Sustainability. Dr. Kumar has also edited more than 32 books with the leading publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar’s research experience is in the field of plant–microbe interactions, postharvest management, cyanobacterial biology, and so on.
Dr. James White is Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Dr. White obtained the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany and Plant Pathology/Mycology from Auburn University, Alabama, and the Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Texas, Austin in 1987. Dr. White specializes in symbiosis research, particularly endophytic microbes. He is the author of more than 400 articles, and author and editor of reference books on the biology, taxonomy, and phylogeny of microbial endophytes, including Biotechnology of Acremonium Endophytes of Grasses (1994), Microbial Endophytes (2000), The Clavicipitalean Fungi (2004), The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (2005; 2016), Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis (2009) and Seed Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology (2019). He and students in his lab are exploring diversity of endophytic and biostimulant microbes and the various impacts that they have on host plants.
Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor in the Department of Botany at Nagaland University in India. Previously, he has worked as Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain