Microbes and Signaling Biomolecules Against Plant Stress

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Rhizospheric Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture

   • Stanzin Idong, Anil Kumar Sharma

   Pages 1-5

3. Stress Alleviation in Plants Using SAR and ISR: Current Views on Stress Signaling Network

   • Damini Maithani, Harshita Singh, Anita Sharma

   Pages 7-36

4. Plant–Microbe Interaction: A Sustainable Strategy to Elevate Salinity Tolerance in Plants

   • Ajay Veer Singh, Amir Khan, Manisha Joshi

   Pages 37-54

5. Concepts and Application of Plant–Microbe Interaction in Remediation of Heavy Metals

   • Geeta Bhandari, Pankaj Bhatt

   Pages 55-77

6. Abiotic Stress: Its Outcome and Tolerance in Plants

   • P. Rawat, D. Shankhdhar, S. C. Shankhdhar

   Pages 79-106

7. Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Retrieving Environmental Stress in Plants by Microbial Interactions

   • Swati Rastogi, Sheel Ratna, Olfa Ben Said, Rajesh Kumar

   Pages 107-125

8. Plant–Microbe Interactions: An Insight into the Underlying Mechanisms to Mitigate Diverse Environmental Stresses

   • Asifa Mushtaq, Seema Rawat

   Pages 127-150

9. Omics Technology: Role and Future in Providing Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Plants

   • Ashish Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Lal Bahadur Singh, Amit Ahuja, Sharani Choudhury, M. L. Manoj et al.

   Pages 151-168

10. Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Amelioration of Drought Stress in Crop Plants

    • Pallavi, Anil Kumar Sharma

    Pages 169-182

11. Drought Stress Tolerance: An Insight to Resistance Mechanism and Adaptation in Plants

    • Priyanka Khati, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Manoj Parihar, Ashish Kumar Singh, Jaideep Kumar Bisht, Arunava Pattanayak

    Pages 183-197

12. Phytoremediation: A Synergistic Interaction Between Plants and Microbes for Removal of Unwanted Chemicals/Contaminants

    • Sheel Ratna, Swati Rastogi, Rajesh Kumar

    Pages 199-222

13. Involvement of Synergistic Interactions Between Plant and Rhizospheric Microbes for the Removal of Toxic/Hazardous Contaminants

    • Sandhya Mishra, Sikandar I. Mulla, Sudipta Saha, Arun S. Kharat, Nandkishor More, Ram Naresh Bharagava

    Pages 223-238

14. Understanding the Role of Microbes and Plants in the Management of Heavy Metal Stress: A Current Perspective

    • Saima Saif, Almas Zaidi, Mohd. Saghir Khan

    Pages 239-267

15. ROS Signaling Under Oxidative Stress in Plants

    • Deepesh Bhatt, Saurabh C. Saxena, Sandeep Arora

    Pages 269-286

16. Bacterial Antagonists Effective Against Soil Borne and Foliar Pathogens

    • Stanzin Idong, Anil Kumar Sharma

    Pages 287-294

This book sheds new light on ways to alleviate biotic and abiotic stress in plants, using signaling molecules of plant growth promotory rhizobacteria. Further, it elaborates on the different types of stress and strategies used by plants under various stress conditions. 


The respective sections describe the importance of the microbiome for the overall health of plants and how exploring plant-microbe communication and signaling pathways could offer a promising avenue for future research. The book also discusses how rhizobacteria could be exploited in stress alleviation and sustainable agriculture, and addresses omics strategies for stress response and mitigation. Thanks to clearly annotated references, the book also supports and encourages readers to further explore the topics discussed.

• microbiome
• plant-microbe interaction
• abiotic stress
• phytoremediation
• plant stress
• rhizobacteria

• Department of Microbiology, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India

  Anita Sharma

Dr Anita Sharma is presently working as a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. She is an alumnus of Pant Nagar University and obtained her M.Sc. degree in 1981 in Microbiology with a minor in Biochemistry. She has been a recipient of merit scholarships throughout her academic career. She obtained her PhD from BHU in 1990. She was awarded a two-year CSIR Fellowship for her project on Nitrogen Fixation by Cyanobacteria, after which she explored plant growth promotory Rhizobacteria in a DBT-funded project at the Department of Microbiology, Pantnagar. She joined the Department of Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri University, in 1997, and took on her current position at the Department of Microbiology, Pantnagar, in 1999. 


Her main research interests are in plant-microbe interaction and biodegradation; in this regard, she has worked as PI for three projects and Co-PI in more than 10 projects including one INDO SWISS project. Her most recent focus is on soil metagenomics under the influence of nanocompounds and pesticides. She has published more than 60 papers in national and international journals, book chapters and research articles. She has also edited one book: Microbial Biotechnology for Environmental Cleanup. She has presented her work at various national and international conferences, and is a life member of the AMI (Association of Microbiologist of India) and member of several other societies. She has served as Coordinator of the Women Empowerment Cell, Faculty Secretary for the College of Basic Science and Humanities, and as a member of the University’s Academic Council.

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