Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture

A comprehensive, edited volume pulling together research on manipulation of the crop microbiome for climate resilient agriculture
 
Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture provides a unique collection of data and a holistic view of the subject with quantitative assessment of how agricultural systems will be transformed in coming decades using hidden treasure of microbes. Authored by leaders in the field and edited to ensure conciseness and clarity, it covers a broad range of agriculturally important crops, discusses the impact of climate change on crops, and examines biotechnologically and environmentally relevant microbes. The book encapsulates the understanding of microbial mediated stress management at field level, and will serve as a springboard for novel research findings and new applications in the field.
 
Chapter coverage includes: the role of the phytomicrobiome in maintaining biofuel crop production in a changing climate; the impact of agriculture on soil microbial community composition and diversity in southeast Asia; climate change impact on plant diseases; microalgae; photosynthetic microorganisms and bioenergy prospects; amelioration of abiotic stresses in plants through multi-faceted beneficial microorganisms; role of methylotrophic bacteria in climate change mitigation; conservation agriculture for climate change resilience; archaeal community structure; mycorrhiza-helping plants to navigate environmental stresses; endophytic microorganisms; bacillus thuringiensis; and microbial nanotechnology for climate resilient agriculture.
* Clear and succinct chapters contributed and edited by leaders in the field
* Covers microbes' beneficial and detrimental roles in the microbiome, as well as the functions they perform under stress
* Discusses the crop microbiome, nutrient cycling microbes, endophytes, mycorrhizae, and various pests and diseases, and their roles in sustainable farming
* Places research in larger context of climate change's effect on global agriculture
Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture is an important text for scientists and researchers studying microbiology, biotechnology, environmental biology, agronomy, plant physiology, and plant protection.

List of contents

ABOUT THE EDITORS xv
 
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xix
 
PREFACE xxiii
 
1 THE ROLE OF THE PHYTOMICROBIOME IN MAINTAINING BIOFUEL CROP PRODUCTION IN A CHANGING CLIMATE 1
Gayathri Ilangumaran, John R. Lamont and Donald L. Smith
 
1.1 General Background on Climate Change 1
 
1.2 More Extreme Weather More Often - More Crop Stress 2
 
1.3 Biofuel Crops - Alternative to Fossil Fuels 3
 
1.4 Avoiding Competition with Food Production 4
 
1.5 Fuel Crops Grown on Marginal Lands - Constraints 4
 
1.6 Plant Response to Stresses Related to Climate Change and Marginal Lands 6
 
1.7 Sustaining Biofuel Crops Under Stressful Environments 7
 
1.8 The Phytomicrobiome and Climate Change Conditions 8
 
1.9 The Phytomicrobiome and Abiotic Plant Stress 8
 
1.10 Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in the Phytomicrobiome 9
 
1.11 Phytomicrobiome Engineering 11
 
1.12 The Phytomicrobiome in Biofuel Plants 12
 
1.13 Role of the Phytomicrobiome in Phytoremediation by Biofuel Plants 13
 
References 14
 
2 THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 25
Binu M. Tripathi, Itumeleng Moroenyane and Jonathan M. Adams
 
2.1 Introduction 25
 
2.2 The Extent of Soil Microbial Diversity and their Status in Tropical Soils 27
 
2.3 The Composition and Function of Microbial Communities in Tropical Soils of Southeast Asia 29
 
2.3.1 Unique Soil Microbial Communities of Southeast Asia and their Potential Drivers 29
 
2.4 The Impact of Land use Change on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Diversity 31
 
2.5 The Impact of Land use Change on Soil Functional Gene Diversity 34
 
2.6 Conclusions 35
 
References 35
 
3 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON PLANT DISEASES: OPINION, TRENDS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES 41
Sachin Gupta, Deepika Sharma and Moni Gupta
 
3.1 Introduction 41
 
3.2 Climate Change and Agriculture 42
 
3.3 Interactions among Global Change Factors 43
 
3.4 Pathogen-Host Plant Relationship under Changed Scenario 44
 
3.5 Effect of Climate Change on Plant Diseases 44
 
3.5.1 Temperature 46
 
3.5.2 Drought 48
 
3.5.3 Rainfall 48
 
3.5.4 CO2 Concentration 48
 
3.6 Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change 49
 
3.6.1 Adaptation Strategies 49
 
3.6.2 Mitigation Strategies 50
 
3.7 Conclusion and Future Directions 51
 
References 51
 
4 MICROALGAE: POTENTIAL AGENTS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION 57
Preeti Singh, Rahul Kunwar Singh and Dhananjay Kumar
 
4.1 Introduction 57
 
4.2 Carbon Capture and Storage 60
 
4.3 Carbon Capture by Photosynthesis 60
 
4.4 CO2 Mitigation by Microalgal Culture 60
 
4.4.1 The Open Pond System 61
 
4.4.2 The Closed Photobioreactor System 62
 
4.4.3 The Environmentally Controlled System 62
 
4.5 Advantages 62
 
4.5.1 Integration of Microalgal Culture in Waste Water Treatment 62
 
4.5.2 Ability of Microalgae to Tolerate the Greenhouse Gases 62
 
4.6 Carbon Concentrating Mechanism of Microalgae 65
 
4.7 CO2 Sequestration by Microalgae 65
 
4.8 Cost Effectiveness 66
 
4.8.1 Biofertilizer 66
 
4.8.2 Biofuel 67
 
4.8.3 Other Products 67
 
4.9 Conclusion 68
 
References 68
 
5 PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS AND BIOENERGY PROSPECTS: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL 75
Balkrishna Tiwari, Sindhunath Chakraborty, Ekta Verma and Arun Kumar Mishra
 
5.1 Introduction 75
 
5.2 Photosynthetic Microbes 78
 
5.3

About the author

Prem Lal Kashyap, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR?Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, India Alok Kumar Srivastava, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), Uttar Pradesh, India Shree Prakash Tiwari, Department of Microbiology, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Uttar Pradesh, India Sudheer Kumar, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR?Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, India

Summary

A comprehensive, edited volume pulling together research on manipulation of the crop microbiome for climate resilient agriculture

Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture provides a unique collection of data and a holistic view of the subject with quantitative assessment of how agricultural systems will be transformed in coming decades using hidden treasure of microbes. Authored by leaders in the field and edited to ensure conciseness and clarity, it covers a broad range of agriculturally important crops, discusses the impact of climate change on crops, and examines biotechnologically and environmentally relevant microbes. The book encapsulates the understanding of microbial mediated stress management at field level, and will serve as a springboard for novel research findings and new applications in the field.

Chapter coverage includes: the role of the phytomicrobiome in maintaining biofuel crop production in a changing climate; the impact of agriculture on soil microbial community composition and diversity in southeast Asia; climate change impact on plant diseases; microalgae; photosynthetic microorganisms and bioenergy prospects; amelioration of abiotic stresses in plants through multi-faceted beneficial microorganisms; role of methylotrophic bacteria in climate change mitigation; conservation agriculture for climate change resilience; archaeal community structure; mycorrhiza-helping plants to navigate environmental stresses; endophytic microorganisms; bacillus thuringiensis; and microbial nanotechnology for climate resilient agriculture.
* Clear and succinct chapters contributed and edited by leaders in the field
* Covers microbes' beneficial and detrimental roles in the microbiome, as well as the functions they perform under stress
* Discusses the crop microbiome, nutrient cycling microbes, endophytes, mycorrhizae, and various pests and diseases, and their roles in sustainable farming
* Places research in larger context of climate change's effect on global agriculture
Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture is an important text for scientists and researchers studying microbiology, biotechnology, environmental biology, agronomy, plant physiology, and plant protection.

Product details

• Authors: Pl Kashyap, Prem Lal Kashyap, Prem Lal Srivastava Kashyap, Sudheer Kumar, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Shree Prakash Tiwari
• Assisted by: Prem Lal Kashyap (Editor), Sudheer Kumar (Editor), Alo Kumar Srivastava (Editor), Alok Kumar Srivastava (Editor), Shree Prakash Tiwari et al (Editor), Alok Kumar Srivastava (Editor), Shree Prakash Tiwari (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781119275923
• ISBN: 978-1-119-27592-3
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Biotechnologie, Landwirtschaft, Mikrobiologie, Landwirtschaftstechnik, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, biotechnology, Agriculture, Biotechnologie i. d. Biowissenschaften, Agricultural Engineering, Molekulare Mikrobiologie, Molecular Microbiology