The book emphasizes role of functional microbes in soil to improve fertility and plant health in agro-ecosystem. In this compendium main emphasis is on occurrence and distribution of microbial communities, In situ active microbial quorum in rhizosphere, metratranscriptomics for microflora- and fauna, and fnctional diversity in rhizosphere. The book also highlights the importance of PGPRs in rhizosphere, root endotrophic microbes, functional niche under biotic stress, functional niche under abiotic stress, functional root derived signals, as well as functional microbe derived signals. Approaches deployed in metatranscriptomics, and molecular Tools used in rhizosphere are also discussed in detail. The book presents content is useful for students, academicians, researchers working on soil rhizosphere and as a policy document on sustenance of agriculture.
About the Author: Manoj Nath (Ph.D.), Scientist, ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (173213), India
Dr. Nath presently working as Scientist, ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. He worked as an Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Besides, showed responsibility as principal investigator to DST-SERB-Early Career Research Award. He spent several years as post-doctroal research scientist at various renowned places in India including ICGEB.
Deepesh Bhatt (Ph.D.), Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Shree Ramkrishna Institute of Computer Education & Applied Sciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India
Dr. Bhatt shows his responsibility as an Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Shree Ramkrishna Institute of Computer Education & Applied Sciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India. His area of research include plant-stress biology with major focus on cloning and expression of abiotic stress induced genes, Generation and validation of transgenic plants by Agrobacterium mediated transformation, Nano biotechnology for yield enhancement and effect on secondary metabolites under abiotic stress.
Prachi Bhargava (Ph.D.), Associate Professor, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Bhargava has over 16 years of teaching and research experience in microbial molecular biology and is currently working as an Associate Professor at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow. She has worked as Principle Investigator on various major GOI-sponsored projects, and was recently involved in a project sponsored by SERB, New Delhi. As an active researcher, Dr Bhargava has published numerous research and review articles in respected journals, along with several book chapters
D. K. Choudhary, Ph.D., Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201313
Dr. Choudhary is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), India. He holds a PhD in Microbiology and is currently working as an Associate Professor at Amity University, Noida. Dr. Choudhary has worked as Principle Investigator on major GOI-sponsored projects. He has published over 87 research articles for resepcted national and international journals, as well as several major review articles and chapters in books. He has also edited more than 10 books sponsored by SpringerNature.
