Microbial Biocontrol: Food Security and Post Harvest Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Plant Disease

   • Kubilay Kurtulus Bastas

   Pages 1-22

3. Speed Breeding for Rapid Cycling of Crops for Stress Management and Global Food Security

   • Avinash Chandra Rai, Krishna Kumar Rai

   Pages 23-37

4. Role of Trichoderma spp. in Biocontrol of Plant Diseases

   • G. Hariharan, L. M. Rifnas, K. Prasannath

   Pages 39-78

5. Endophytic Microbiome in Bioactive Compound Production and Plant Disease Management

   • Siya Kamat, Ritu Dixit, Madhuree Kumari

   Pages 79-128

6. Molecular Basis of Plant-PGPM Interactions During Amelioration of Biotic Stress

   • Ritu Dixit, Siya Kamat, Ashish Srivastava, Madhuree Kumari

   Pages 129-165

7. Cyanobacteria as a Biocontrol Agent

   • Priya Yadav, Rahul Prasad Singh, Arun Kumar Patel, K. D. Pandey, Rajan Kumar Gupta

   Pages 167-185

8. Tailoring Disease Resilience Crops through CRISPR/Cas

   • Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Poonam Patel, Ajay Kumar, Arpan Modi, Punuri Jayasekhar Babu, Zothanpuia et al.

   Pages 187-209

9. Microbial Battling of Fire Blight Disease on Pome Fruits

   • Kubilay Kurtulus Bastas, Ömür Baysal

   Pages 211-226

10. Microbial Antagonists from Different Environments Used in the Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens

    • S. Droby, R. R. Gonzalez-Estrada, G. Avila-Quezada, P. Durán, G. Manzo-Sánchez, L. G. Hernandez-Montiel

    Pages 227-244

11. Enhancement of Biocontrol Agents Activity by Compatible Treatments Against Postharvest Disease of Fruits

    • Tomás Rivas-García, Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel, Ramsés Ramón González-Estrada, Bernardo Murillo-Amador, José Leonardo Ledea-Rodríguez

    Pages 245-264

12. Microbial Management of Ornamental Plants/Palm Common Pests

    • Muhammad Yasin, Amna Khan, Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Anjum Aqueel, Abdul Rehman, Sajjad Ali et al.

    Pages 265-284

13. Legal and Commercial Aspect of Microbial Control

    • Manoj Kumar Singh, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Anand Vikram Singh, Pooja Jaiswal, Ajay Kumar, Kshitij Kumar Singh

    Pages 285-294

14. Bacterial Antagonists: Effective Tools for the Management of Postharvest Diseases in Fruits, Vegetables, and Food Grains

    • Monika Singh, Kapil Deo Pandey, A. C. Rathore, Shailendra Pratap Sharma, Rajendra Kumar

    Pages 295-309

15. Adapting to the Changing Environment: Microbial Way of Life

    • Nathaniel A. Nwogwu, Fidelis O. Ajibade, Temitope F. Ajibade, Bashir Adelodun, Oluwaseyi A. Ajala, Pankaj Kumar et al.

    Pages 311-334

This second volume of a two-volume work reviews beneficial bioactive compounds from various microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria in plant diseases management and the postharvest management of fruits using microbial antagonists. Furthermore, it reviews the impact of climate change on food security and addressed the legal aspects of microbial biocontrol applications.

The two-volume work “Microbial Biocontrol” introduces to mechanisms of plant-microbe interactions and explores latest strategies of how microbes can be applied in biocontrol and management of plant pathogens, replacing chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The book covers different groups of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, but also the interplay of entire microbiomes, and reviews their specific benefits in crop growth promotion, in enhancing the plants’ tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress as well as in post-harvest management of various plant diseases. Novel tools such as CRISPR/Cas9 and microbe derived nanoparticles are also addressed besides the legal aspects of biocontrol applications.

Today, rising global population and changing climatic conditions emerge as a major challenge for agronomist farmers and researchers in fulfilling the requirements of global food production. The conventional agricultural practices utilize undistributed use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to enhance growth and yield of agricultural products and fresh foods, but their extensive and continuous use have led to a range of negative consequences on the food quality and safety, to environment as well as to human and animal health. Microbial biocontrol applications are presented as a solution, paving the way to a sustainable agriculture in compliance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

The book addresses researchers in academia and agriculture.

 

• microbe-plant interaction
• sustainable agriculture
• pesticide alternative
• CRISPR/Cas
• beneficial microorganisms
• secondary metabolites

• Postharvest Science, Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani centre, Israel, Rishon, Lezzion, Israel

  Ajay Kumar

Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as visiting scientist at the Department of Postharvest Science of the Agriculture Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel. Dr. Kumar completed his doctoral research at the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has published more than hundred research articles and chapters in the leading international journals or books. He has experience in a wide area of research, with a particular focus on fruit microbiome, postharvest management of fruits, microbial biocontrol, plant-microbe Interactions, and endophytes related to fruits. In addition, he is an invited member in the editorial committee of several leading journal as well as active reviewer for renowned international journals like, Postharvest Biology and Technology, Microorganism, Frontier in Microbiology, PLOS ONE, Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, Biological Control, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology  etc. Dr. Kumar is an experienced book editor who has published already several books of a global reach. 

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