Patterns, Function and Application of Seed Microbiome

Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-24776-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 608 g

Patterns, Function and Application of Seed Microbiome: Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses presents the current understanding of seed and microbiota associations, emphasizing recent findings that highlight the latest insights into these interactions, and how they may ultimately influence plant ecology, health and productivity in both natural and agricultural systems. The development and dispersal of seeds and their transition to seedlings are among the most critical stages of the life cycle of plants and seed health is of crucial global importance for producing both quantity and high quality crops to feed world’s population. It is important for seeds to be produced that contain the best hybrid embryo so that it is free of diseases, includes beneficial endophytes and ensures a healthy start of a seedling. Focusing on the role of seed microbiota, their transmission and implications for producing healthier seeds as well as the relationship between the seed microbiome and primed plant resistance this book reveals the targeted use of the seed microbiome to enrich the soil biodiversity and its resilience and its resulting impact on plant health and yield. also explores the importance of nanotechnology in the development and production of crops for both improved plant production, and plant protection. It explores the different microbes that are vectored onto and within the seeds of both cultivated and non-cultivated plants, with an emphasis on the importance and roles of seed microbiomes in sustainable agriculture. It explains how to change seeds to increase microbiome vectoring; repairing damaged ones, and conserves seed microbiota. It also present seed microbiome roles for plant health and design effective microbiome engineering.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mir, Mohammad Yaseen

Hamid, Saima

Parray, Javid A

Reddy, Munagala S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Diversity and dynamics of seed microbiome
2. Ecological role of seed Microbiome
3. Seed Endophytes: Plant and soil health
4. Role of bacteria, fungi and viruses in stress regulation
5. Seed and microbiome interaction: plant growth
6. Seed pathology and the epidemiology of seed borne diseases
7. Seed microbiome Genomics
8. Seed microbiome engineering
9. Ecological impacts of seed microbiota
10. Nanotechnology of Seed microbiome for improving crop productivity
11. Modelling and analysis techniques: seed microbiome

Über Autor(innen)

Reddy, Munagala S.
Dr. Reddy, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, USA. holds a Ph. D. in Integrated Pest Management with a specialization in Biological Control and PGPR from the Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University. He completed Post Doctoral training in the Department of Botany at the University of Toronto,. He worked as a Senior Scientist and R & D Global Manager for industries such as ExxonMobil, Agrium, Cominco fertilizers, Allelix etc. conducting multi-disciplinary, comprehensive research in the area of biological control of soil-borne diseases, IPM, biofertilizers & biofungicides (PGPR), induced systemic resistance, organic agriculture. He collaborated on several commercial biofertilizers and biofungicides for sustainable agriculture. He has published extensively and participated in successfully organizing International PGPR Workshops, and established a non-profit Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture to enable various agricultural disciplines to meet regularly in Asian Countries and discuss teaching, research and commercialization of PGPR's.

Hamid, Saima
Dr.Saima Hamid is a Program Officer in EIACP with Government of India. She holds a Doctorate as well as Master's Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Kashmir, India. Her research area includes Plant molecular biology, stress adaptations, bioactive compound isolation and characterization, climate change and microbial biotechnology. She has published in highly reputed and peer-reviewed journals. She is the Co-founder of CERD Foundation, Research and Educational Non-profitable Charitable Trust that aims and encourages to develop communities with scientific temperament towards education and research in the society. We offer platform and access to the resources for multiple programs: research projects, seminars, conferences, awareness camps, relief works and public policies etc. She is also a member of various international organisations that focus on plant adaptations and climate change and has presented at international forums. She was awarded Doctorate Merit scholarship by University of Kashmir to pursue the Ph.D program.