Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology: Phytostimulation and Biocontrol

Editors: Prof. M. Tofazzal Islam, Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agr Uni, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. M. Mahfuz Rahman, West Virginia UniversityProf. Piyush Pandey, Assam University, Department of MicrobiologyProf. Michael Henry Boehme, Humboldt University of Berlin, Faculty of Life SciencesProf. Geert Haesaert, Ghent University, Department Applied Biosciences

• 1. Management of fungal diseases on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crops in greenhouses using Bacillus subtilis.- 2. Bacillus species: A potential plant growth regulator.- 3. Bacilli in the Biocontrol of Mycotoxins.- 4. Bacillus subtilis and its effect on the post-harvest of fruit and flowers.- 5. Plant growth-promotion by ACC deaminase-producing Bacilli under salt stress conditions.- 6. Bacillus subtilis-mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plant.- 7. Exploring the Utility of Aneurinibacillus as a Bioinoculant for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental Applications.- 8. Phylogeny and Taxonomy of agriculturally important Bacillus species.- 9. Endophytic Bacillus species induced systemic resistance to plant diseases.- 10. Genomics and Post-genomics Approaches for Elucidating Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promoting Bacilli.- 11. Tapping the Potential of Metabolomics in New Natural Products Discovery from Bacillus Species.- 12. Genomicinsights and comparative genomics of Bacillus species having diverse mechanisms of biocontrol against fungal phytopathogens.- 13. Bacillus species as biocontrol agents for fungal plant pathogens.- 14. Application Method and Efficacy of Bacillus spp in Mitigating Abiotic and Biotic Stresses and Enhancing Plant Performance.- 15. Bacillus thuringiensis-based Gene Pyramiding a way Forward for a Combined Horizontal and Vertical Resistance in Plant.- 16. Probiotic Bacilli in Sustainable Aquaculture.