Academic Press Mitigation of Plant Abiotic Stress by Microorganisms: Applicability and Future Directions

The microbial ecosystem provides an indigenous system for improving plant growth, health and stress resilience. Plant microbiota, including isolated microbial communities, have been studied to further understand the functional capacities, ecological structure and dynamics of the plant-microbe interaction. Due to climatic changes, there is an urgent need to bring microbial innovations into practice. Mitigation of Plant Abiotic Stress by Microorganisms: Applicability and Future Directions is a comprehensive review of the different strategies available to improve the plant microbiome. Chapters include key topics such as: harnessing endophytic microbial diversity, microbial genes for improving abiotic stress tolerance, and microbial bioformulations. Putting these strategies into practice can have varying success in the field, so it is crucial that scientists are equipped with the knowledge of which microorganisms are needed, as well as the use and suitability of delivery approaches and formulations. This title will be an essential read for researchers and students interested in plant microbial technologies and plant bio stimulants, plant pathology, biocontrol, agronomy, and environmental mediation. From the Back Cover The microbial ecosystem provides an indigenous system for improving plant growth, health and stress resilience. Plant microbiota, including isolated microbial communities, have been studied to further understand the functional capacities, ecological structure and dynamics of the plant-microbe interaction. Due to climatic changes, there is an urgent need to bring microbial innovations into practice. <p><i>Mitigation of Plant Abiotic Stress by Microorganisms: Applicability and Future Directions </i>is a comprehensive review of the different strategies available to improve the plant microbiome. Chapters include key topics such as: harnessing endophytic microbial diversity, microbial genes for improving abiotic stress tolerance, and microbial bioformulations. Putting these strategies into practice can have varying success in the field, so it is crucial that scientists are equipped with the knowledge of which microorganisms are needed, as well as the use and suitability of delivery approaches and formulations.</p> <p>This title will be an essential read for researchers and students interested in plant microbial technologies and plant bio stimulants, plant pathology, biocontrol, agronomy, and environmental mediation.</p> About the Author Dr. Gustavo Santoyo is a Professor at the Institute of Chemical Biological Research (IIQB) of the Michoacan University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH). He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the UMSNH, a Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and also did a postdoctoral work at the Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, in Maryland, United States. He has been a Visiting Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. He has directed various Bachelor, Master and Doctorate theses. His research involves the study of the genomic diversity of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), as well as their biocontrol mechanisms and plant-bacteria interaction, and has published 55 research articles in JCR journals. Dr. Santoyo has Edited two books about PGPB and currently serves as Associate Editor in the Journals Microbiological Research and Frontiers in Microbiology. Dr. Ajay Kumar is a visiting scientist at the Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani center, Rishon Leziyon, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development Israel. Dr. Kumar completed his doctoral research from Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has published more than sixty research articles and book chapters in the leading International and National journals or books. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactio