Optimizing the Plant Endosphere for Stress Management - by Sankalp Misra & Manish Kumar & Diby Paul (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Optimizing the Plant Endosphere for Stress Management: Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture presents the latest insights into how plants manage various abiotic and biotic stresses by the interaction between plants and endophytes. These complex and multifaceted interactions influence plant health, growth and resilience. Endophytes, primarily bacteria and fungi, inhabit the internal tissues of plants without causing harm. They play vital roles in enhancing plant growth and stress tolerance through various mechanisms including nutrient acquisition, pathogen resistance, and the production of bioactive compounds. As environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, and disease become increasingly prevalent due to climate change and agricultural intensification, understanding these interactions is crucial for developing effective stress management strategies. Optimizing the Plant Endosphere for Stress Management: Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture explores the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying plant-endophyte interactions, the contribution to stress mitigation and the identification of key traits that improve plant resilience, and the potential for using these beneficial endophytes to reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This book presents a promising avenue for enhancing stress management in crops. By deepening understanding of these relationships, this book can help develop innovative strategies contributing to sustainable agriculture and food security while confronting environmental challenges.