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The Role of the Microbiome in Plant and Soil Health in a Changing Climate
In the past few decades, climate change has become one of the biggest threats to the Earth’s ecosystem and biodiversity. Several environmental stress factors such as salinity and drought have already threatened the viability of sustainable agriculture, an alarm bell to researchers. Soil salinity hampers development through its effects on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes associated with plant growth. Drought, on the other hand, affects the productivity of crops. It is anticipated that by 2050, drought will be the leading cause of hampered crop production due to increases in the magnitude of climate change. These changes present a formidable challenge when it comes...
Plant Microbiome: Interactions, Mechanisms of Action, and Applications, volume III
Due to the success of the original Research Topic and the following Volume II, we have decided to launch a Volume III of “Plant Microbiome: Interactions, Mechanisms of Action, and Applications”. The relationship between plants and their surroundings, especially those plant-microbe interactions with a beneficial output, remain the center of considerable attention. Plants depend on their microbiomes for multifarious life-supporting activities, including nutrient acquisition and augmentation of their defense systems against biotic and abiotic stresses. The interactions between a plant and its microbiome are highly complex and dynamic in nature. The plant immune system in particular is thoug...
Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3
During the past 15 years, cellular and molecular approaches have emerged as valuable adjuncts to supplement and complement conventional breeding methods for a wide variety of crop plants. Biotechnology increasingly plays a role in the creation, conservation, characterization and utilization of genetic variability for germplasm enhancement. For instance, anther/microspore culture, somaclonal variation, embryo culture and somatic hybridization are being exploited for obtaining incremental improvement in the existing cultivars. In addition, genes that confer insect- and disease-resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, herbicide tolerance and quality traits have been isolated and re-introduced into...
Maize Improvement
Maize is one of the most generally grown cereal crops at global level, followed by wheat and rice. Maize is the major crop in China both in terms of yield and acreage. In 2012, worldwide maize production was about 840 million tons. Maize has long been a staple food of most of the global population (particularly in South America and Africa) and a key nutrient resource for animal feed and for food industrial materials. Maize belts vary from the latitude 58° north to the latitude 40° south, and maize ripens every month of the year. Abiotic and biotic stresses are common in maize belts worldwide. Abiotic stresses (chiefly drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures), together with biotic stres...
