Woodhead Publishing Microbiome Under Changing Climate: Implications and Solutions

Microbiome Under Changing Climate: Implications and Solutions presents the latest biotechnological interventions for the judicious use of microbes to ensure optimal agricultural yield. Summarizing aspects of vulnerability, adaptation and amelioration of climate impact, this book provides an important resource for understanding microbes, plants and soil in pursuit of sustainable agriculture and improved food security.  It emphasizes the interaction between climate and soil microbes and their potential role in promoting advanced sustainable agricultural solutions, focusing on current research designed to use beneficial microbes such as plant growth promoting microorganisms, fungi, endophytic microbes, and more. Changes in climatic conditions influence all factors of the agricultural ecosystem, including adversely impacting yield both in terms of quantity and nutritional quality. In order to develop resilience against climatic changes, it is increasingly important to understand the effect on the native micro-flora, including the distribution of methanogens and methanotrophs, nutrient content and microbial biomass, among others. Review Presents recent advancements in understanding the role of microbiome in sustainably addressing agricultural production From the Back Cover <i>Microbiome Under Changing Climate: Implications and Solutions </i>presents the latest biotechnological interventions for judicious use of microbes to ensure optimal agricultural yield. Summarizing aspects of vulnerability, adaptation and amelioration of climate impact, this book provides an important resource for understanding microbes, plants and soil in pursuit of sustainable agriculture and improved food security.<br><br>Changes in climatic conditions influence all factors of the agricultural ecosystem, including adversely impacting yield both in terms of quantity and nutritional quality. On order to develop resilience against climatic changes, it is increasingly important to understand the effect on the native micro-flora including distribution of methanogens and methanotrophs, nutrient content, and microbial biomass among others. This book focuses on current research designed to use beneficial microbes such as plant growth promoting microorganisms, fungi, endophytic microbes and cyanobacteria along with other approaches to maintain productivity and nutritional value.<br><br><i>Microbiome Under Changing Climate</i><i>: Implications and Solutions </i>emphasizes the interaction between climate and soil microbes, and their potential role in promoting advanced sustainable agricultural solutions. About the Author Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as visiting scientist in Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani center, RishonLeziyon, 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 Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, and Endophytes related with the medicinal plants. Recently London Journal Press provide him “Quarterly Franklin Membership" (Membership ID#TM89775) for their significant contribution in the research field. In addition, he is invited member in the editorial committee of “International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciencesand “Journal of Plant Science and Agriculture Research. He is also act as reviewer in some leading journals like PLOS ONE, Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, Biological Control, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 3Biotech etc. He has already edited some book with “Elsevier like “PGPR amelioration in Sustainable agriculture, “Climate Change and Agriculture Ecosystem, “Role of Plant growth promotin