Plant-Microbe Interactions: Harnessing Next-Generation Molecular Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture(Advances and Applications in Biotechnology)

A constant research effort to understand plant-microbe interactions makes it indispensable to keep abreast of the latest research developments. Researchers from a range of disciplines have used multiple approaches to infer this field. With the advent of next-generation techniques, both molecular and computational, the field has entered a new phase. These approaches often result in massive information, which is sometimes tangled and in need of further analysis. These types of analyses also require cutting-edge data analytics as well as efficient statistical models. Plant-Microbe Interactions: Harnessing Next-Generation Molecular Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture provides a comprehensive picture of the modern-day analytics and approaches being used to provide insights into the interactions between plant and microbe. A wide range of technologies are explored along with practical guides toward these techniques. A detailed understanding of omics data in various areas could be obtained from this compilation. Key Features: • Crosstalk between plant and microbe • Overview of advanced molecular techniques used to study plant-microbe interaction • Practical guide to technologies such as NGS • Omics data analysis used to study plant-microbe interaction • Role of soil metagenomics • Advanced technologies such as nanotechnology and CRISPR serving to study plant-microbe interaction This book will serve as a great reference to various next-generation techniques in the field of plant-microbe interaction, thereby helping to better understand the mechanism. This will also help budding researchers to shape their research in similar areas.

Table of Contents:
1. Novel Approaches and Advanced Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement Dhanawantari L. Singha, Debajit Das, Ricky Raj Paswan, Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah, and Sanjeev Kumar 2. The Chemical Dialogue during Plant–Microbe Interaction: Implications in Sustainable Agriculture Gunajit Goswami, Sudipta Sankar Bora, Jugabrata Das, Trishna Sarmah, and Madhumita Barooah 3. Implication of Microbial Signals: Plant Communication Manmeet Kaur and H.S. Sodhi 4. Molecular Aspects of Host– Pathogen Interaction Ashim Debnath, Ratul Moni Ram, Asha Kumari, Paromita Saikia, and Dharmendra Singh Lagoriya 5. Omics: A Potential Tool to Delineate the Mechanism of Biocontrol Agents against Plant Pathogens S. Harish, S. Parthasarathy, S.R. Prabhukarthikeyan, Arabinda Mahanty, Basavaraj Teli, K. Anandhi, and P.C. Rath 6. Bioinformatics Approaches to Improve and Enhance the Understanding of Plant–Microbe Interaction: A Review Surojit Sen and Sunayana Rathi 7. Plant–Microbe Interactions in the Age of Sequencing Kuntal Kumar Dey and Sebantee Ganguly 8. Metaomics Technologies in Understanding Ethnomedicinal Plants and Endophyte Microbiome Bishal Pun, Fenella M.W. Nongkhlaw, and S.R. Joshi 9. Plant–Rhizomicrobiome Interactive Ecology through the Lenses of Multi-Omics and Relevant Bioinformatics Approaches Siddhartha Pal and Kriti Sengupta 10. Future Prospects of Next-Generation SequencingAbdul Rehman, Hafiza Iqra Almas, Abdul Qayyum, Hongge Li, Zhen Peng, Guangyong Qin, Yinhua Jia, Zhaoe Pan, Shoupu He, and Xiongming Du 11. Revisiting Molecular Techniques for Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture Ankita Chatterjee 12. Nanotechnology in Plant Pathology: An Overview Ratul Moni Ram, Prakash Jyoti Kalita, and H.B. Singh 13. An Overview of CRISPR and Gene Chip Technology to Study Plant–Microbe Interaction Prassan Choudhary 14. Functional Genomic Approaches to Improve Rice Productivity through Leaf Architecture Robert Nepomuceno, Cristine Marie B. Brown, and Marilyn B. Brown 15. Tapping the Role of Plant Volatiles Inducing Multi-Trophic Interactions for Sustainable Agricultural Production Ratul Moni Ram, Ashim Debnath, Khumbarti Debbarma, Yengkhom Linthoingambi Devi, and Jayakumar Pathma 16. Desiccation Tolerance in Orthodox and Recalcitrant Seeds Bahman Fazeli-Nasab, Raheba Jami, Naser Vahabi, Abdolhosein Rezaei, Ramin Piri, and Moharam Valizadeh 17. Chemical Ecology in Belowground Plant Communication Marcela Claudia Pagano, Bakhytzhan Yelikbayev, Eduardo J. Azevedo Correa, and Neimar F. Duarte 18. Possible Bioremediation Strategies for Arsenic Detoxification by Consortium of Beneficial Bacteria Sathi Paul, Akansha Jain, Surbhi Shriti, and Sampa Das