Plant-Microbe Interactions: Harnessing Next-Generation Molecular Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

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.

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.

Professor Harikesh Bahadur Singh is Distinguished Professor, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura, India. He has served as Professor & Head, Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology at Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India. His major research focus is on bioinoculats, biological control of plant pathogens and nano-biotechnology. Prof. Singh has been decorated with several prestigious National awards and honors for his scientific contributions in the field of organic farming and translational agriculture, notable being CSIR Technology Prize for Biological Sciences by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, M.S. Swaminathan award by Society for Plant Research, Vigyan Bharti Award, Prof. V.P. Bhide Memorial Award, Society for Plant Research, and many more. To his credit, he has 20 U.S. patents which have been successfully transferred for commercial production of biopesticides to several industrial houses in India. He has been able to add more than 300 publications and 27 books.

SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF) at Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has 7 years of research experience in plant-microbe interaction field. His research is mainly focused on microbial mediated plant protection against biotic and abiotic stress, characterization of signaling molecules and secondary metabolites (soluble and VOCs) in plant holobionts. As an active researcher, he has published more than 45 publications and 2 Books. He has filed 9 Indian patents in association with his research group. He is an editorial member of Current Genomics Journal published by Bentham Science. He has been awarded with Swiss Excellence Fellowship and Young Scientist Awards from different agencies.

His primary area of expertise is Bioinformatics, especially in the field of genomics and data science. His research interests focus on the improvement and development of efficient approaches for data analysis. He received his PhD from the Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, India and post-doctoral research experiences from University of Aberdeen, Banaras Hindu University, and Assam Agricultural University. Dr Sahu has a background in Mathematics, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Having more than 11 years of experience, he has been able to publish 37 journal articles and a few book chapters. Dr Sahu has edited 12 manuscripts for the journal Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection and 2 special issues for Current Genomics. He has presented his research at several international conferences and been acted as a resource person in many workshops. He has also reviewed several manuscripts for reputed journals such as Briefings in Bioinformatics, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Genes and Sensors.