This book shares the latest insights into the genetic basis of molecular communication between plants and their microbial consortia. Further, the book highlights the capabilities of the rhizosphere and endosphere, which help manage ecosystem responses to climate change, nutrient cycling and sequestration of carbon; and discusses their application to the development and management of renewable energy sources.

In their natural environments, plants are surrounded by a tremendous number of microorganisms. Some microbes directly interact with plants in a mutually beneficial fashion, while others colonize plants solely for their own advantage. In addition, microbes can indirectly affect plants by drastically altering their environments. Understanding the complex nature of the plant-microbe interface (PMI) can pave the way for novel strategies to improve plant productivity in an eco-friendly manner.

The PMI approach focuses on understanding the physical, molecular, and chemical interactions between organisms in order to determine their functional roles in biological, physical, chemical and environmental systems. Although several metabolites from plants and microbes have now been fully characterized, their roles in chemical interactions between these associates remain poorly understood, and require further investigation.

<p><b>1. Mycorrhizae Resource Allocation in Root Development and Root Morphology</b></p><p>Ibrahim Ortas, Mazhar Rafique and Md Toufiq Iqbal</p><p> </p><p><b>2. Plant-Mycorrhizal and Rhizobial Interfaces: Underlying Mechanisms and Their Roles in Sustainable Agroecosystems</b></p><p>Neera Garg, Amrit Bharti, Amrita Sharma and Shyna Bhalla</p><p> </p><b>3. Truffles and Morels: Two Different Evolutionary Strategies of Fungal-Plant Interactions in the Pezizales</b><p></p><p>Francesca Ori, Ian Hall, Carmelo Gianchino, Mirco Iotti and Alessandra Zambonelli</p><p> </p><p><b>4. AM Fungi and Trichoderma Interaction for Biological Control of Soil Borne Plant Pathogen <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i></b></p><p>Khirood Doley, Mahesh Borde and Mohan Kulkarni</p><b> </b><p></p><p><b>5. Management of Soil-Borne Diseases of Grain Legumes Though Broad-Spectrum Actinomycetes Having Plant Growth-Promoting and Biocontrol Traits</b></p><p>Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan and Vadlamudi Srinivas </p><p> </p><p><b>6. Soil-microbes-plants Interactions and Ecological Diversity </b></p>Prem Chandra and Enespa<p></p><p> </p><p><b>7. Pathogen and Management of Fungal Wilt of Banana Through Biocontrol Agents</b></p><p> Narendra Kumar and S.M. Paul Khurana</p><p> </p><p><b>8. Potential of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Management of Pesticides Riddled Soil</b></p><p>Narendra Kumar, Sarica Chaturvedi and S.M. Paul Khurana</p><p> </p><p><b>9. Algae and Cyanobacteria as Biocontrol Agents of Fungal Plant Pathogens</b></p><p>Hillary Righini and Roberta Roberti</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>10. Non-target Effects of Trichoderma on Plants, and Soil Microbial Communities</b></p><p>Monika Jangir, Satyawati Sharma, and Shilpi Sharma</p><p> </p><p><b>11. Olive Anthracnose and its Management by Fungal Endophytes: An Overview</b></p><p>Fátima Martins, José Alberto Pereira, and Paula Baptista</p><p> </p><p><b>12. Metagenomics as a Tool to Explore New Insights from Plant Microbe Interface</b></p><p>Prachi Bhargava, Mahejibin Khan, Ankit Verma, Anushka Singh, Sukriti Singh, Siddharth Vats and Reeta Goel</p><p> </p><p><b>13. A Concise Compilation of the Diverse Detection Methods to Study Plant-Microbe Interfaces at the Cellular and Molecular Level: The Past, Present and Future</b></p><p>Regina Sharmila Dass and Rathijit Mallick</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>14. Anthosphere Microbiome and Their Associated Interactions at the Aromatic Interface</b></p><p>Nagarathinam Arunkumar, Suchitra Rakesh, Kaushik Rajaram, Narayanasamy Ravi Kumar and Siva Sundara Kumar Durairajan</p><p> </p><p><b>15. Efficiency of Soil Plant Microbes for Healthy Plant Immunity and Sustainable Agricultural System</b></p><p>Yasir Nishat, Gufran Ahmad, Mohd. Danish, Mohd. Haris, and Touseef Hussain</p><p> </p><p><b>16. Biological Control of Soft-rot of Ginger: Current Trends and Future Prospects</b></p><p>Mahendra Rai, Patrycja Golinska, Sudhir Shende, Priti Paralikar, Pramod Ingle and Avinash P. Ingle</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>17. Biological Effects of Uranium and Its Decay Products on Soil Microbes, Plants, and Humans</b></p><p>Chanda Siddoo-Atwal</p><p> </p><p><b>18. An Overview of Effective Concentration of Industrial Effluent for Improving Crop Production and its Effect on Mico-bio zone of soil</b></p><p>Sangeeta, Gita Rani and Rani Devi</p><br>