Plant Science & Botany

Rhizospheric Microbiomes
The Interconnection between Plant and Soil Health

Editors: Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD

Rhizospheric Microbiomes

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming February 2025
Hardback Price: $200 US | £150 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781774919996
Pages: Est. 322p w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 12 color and 17 b/w illustrations

The rhizosphere, the zone of chemical, biological, and physical influence generated by root growth and activity, offers a favorable ecological environment for a wide variety of microorganisms and is renowned for its high level of microbial activity. This new book, Rhizospheric Microbiomes: The Interconnection between Plant and Soil Health, explores how taking advantage of the diversity and benefits of rhizospheric microbiomes in soil and environment management can enhance soil quality and stimulate the production of defense-related compounds in various pathosystems, resulting in better plant health.

The new book presents an array of advancements in rhizosphere science that involve soil management, host-pathogen interactions, nutrient mobilization, bioremediation, mechanisms and modes of action of signaling molecules, molecular aspects of microbial interactions, and bioformulation strategies, among others.

The volume consolidates comprehensive information on the advanced and applied aspects of microbial consortia and their role in promoting plant fitness, soil management, nutrient mobilization, bioremediation, and environmental health, providing valuable insight for plant scientists and botanists, as well as students, educators, and professionals engaged in research within the fields of agronomy, environmental science, plant pathology, soil science, and microbial ecology.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Diversity and Benefits of Rhizospheric Microbiomes in Soil and Environment Management
Alamgir Khan, Arshad Farid, Fazal Haq, Amin Ullah, and Iftikhar Ahmad

2. Role of Rhizospheric Microbes in Soil Management
Qurban Ali Panhwar, Amanat Ali, Nizamuddin Depar, and Umme Aminun Naher

3. Challenges for Microbial Consortia in Improving Plant Health
Yogesh Chandrakant Suryawanshi, Sarika Daulatrao Torawane, and Mahesh Yashwant Borde

4. Use of Rhizospheric Microbiomes Toward Nutrient Acquisitions and Soil Sustainability
Abrar Yousuf Mir, Tabasum Mushtaq, and Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar

5. Utilization of Molecular Techniques for the Development of an Effective Microbial Consortium: Challenges and Applications
Amanat Ali, Qurban Ali Panhwar, Nizamuddin Depar, Niaz Ali Sial, and Sana Ullah

6. Use of Bioreactor in the Propagation of Microbial Consortia
Maneesh Kumar, Himanshu Bhardwaj, Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, Bibekananda Bhoi, and Kavita Kumari

7. Heavy Metal Tolerance Ability of Microbial Consortia
Sayyada Bushra, Shahla Faizan, Asim Badar, Reenki Kumari, and Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar

8. Signal Transduction and Plant Health via Microbial Consortia
Ambrin Rajput, Qurban Ali Pahnwar, Hafeezullah Babar, and Amanat Ali

9. Application and Utility of Microbial Consortia
Naheem Adekilekun Tijani, Abdul Lateef Opeyemi Afolabi, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, and Ismail Abiola, Adebayo

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD
Senior Assistant Professor, Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, U.P., India

Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor at Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, U.P., India. He received his PhD degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, prior to conducting postdoctoral research at the Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland, and Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He was formerly an Assistant Professor at Jimma University in Ethiopia and research fellow at the Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) Institute of Tropical Agriculture. He has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world consecutively for the past three years, according to Stanford University in the United States. Dr. Akhtar is the author and co-author of more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters, and has edited 21 books with international publishers. He has received numerous awards and honors for his work. He is a member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan; International Society of Environmental Relationship and Sustainability, Chennai, India; and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), Manila, Republic of the Philippines; and a fellow of the Plantae Group of the American Society of Plant Biologists. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international journals. His current work focuses on the molecular biotechnology, bioremediation, biomineralization, nanofertilizers, and nanobiotechnology of rhizospheric plant-microbe interactions.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD
Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (botany, specialization in plant eco-physiology and molecular biology) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, where he was a postdoctorate fellow and fellow researcher (Associate Professor) for several years. Dr. Hakeem has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He has served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Currently, he is involved with several international research projects with various government organizations. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 95 books with international publishers. He also has to his credit more than 200 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 55 book chapters in edited volumes. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is also a fellow of the Plantae Group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea.




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