Microbiome Under Changing Climate

Ajay Kumar is currently an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. He previously served as a Visiting Scientist at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel (2018–2022), and completed his doctoral research at the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, focusing on plant–microbe interactions. Dr. Kumar’s research expertise spans plant–microbe interactions, microbial biocontrol, postharvest fruit disease management, microbial endophytes of medicinal plants, and cyanobacteria–pesticide interactions. He is a prolific author in leading international journals and is also actively engaged in academic editing with major publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Wiley. Dr. Kumar currently serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and BMC Microbiology, a Guest Editor for Microorganisms and Plants (MDPI), and a Series Editor for Plant and Soil Microbiome (Elsevier). Joginder Singh Panwar is a Professor in the Department of Botany at Nagaland University, Lumami, India. His previous appointments include a professorship at the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, and a Young Scientist position at the Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory at Jai Narain Vyas University, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of several scientific societies, including the Association of Microbiologists of India and the European Federation of Biotechnology. Dr. Singh has an extensive publication record across books and journals, and he also regularly serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious international journals He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals. He actively participates and presents at national and international scientific conferences and events.Associate professor with a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - Level 2. Scopus Author ID 37067328300. ORCID 0000-0002-5438-7795. ResearcherID: T-5594-2018. He completed his graduation in Biological Sciences (Bachelor's and Licentiate) at UFAL (Federal University of Alagoas - Brazil) in 2003; the master's and doctorate in Agricultural Microbiology from the Luiz de Queiroz Higher School of Agriculture of the University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP - 2005 and 2009); Post-Doctorate by the Institute of Technology and Research in Aracaju/SE (2010-2011); Business Post-Doctorate at Algae Biotecnologia (2012); University of São Paulo (CENA/USP) (2013). He is currently a PPG I-1 professor at Tiradentes University (UNIT) and a researcher at the Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), located at UNIT. He is accredited as a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Process Engineering (PEP) at Tiradentes University (CAPES Concept 5) since 2014. He participates in the CNPQ research groups "Water Resources, Ecotoxicology, and Environmental Technologies", "BIOMAFARTEC- Bioprospection of molecules with pharmacological and technological activities", "Energy, Materials and Catalytic Processes", and "Advanced Oxidative Processes". He had a brief experience as a visiting researcher in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa with Professor Samir Kumar Khanal. He serves as an editorial board member for the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology as well as a Review Editor for the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe [FAPITEC/SE] and reviewer of development projects of several research foundations in Brazil (FAPESP, CNPq, and FAPITEC), as well as foundations of international research institutions such as the International Foundation for Science. He has published 90 articles in specialized journals, 20 book chapters published between national and international publishers, and has 7 patent filings. It has an H index = 16, with more than 850 citations (Scopus base). He supervised 11 master's dissertations, 3 doctoral thesis, 17 scientific initiation works, 2-course conclusion works, and 1 monograph of a lato sensu specialization course. He has been working as a reviewer for 50 international journals and 5 national. Between 2010 and 2022 he participated in 15 research projects, of which he coordinated 3. He currently participates in 3 research projects. He works in the Environmental Engineering/Microbiology/Ecotoxicology area, with an emphasis on Bioengineering; Biotechnology/Environmental Engineering; Bioremediation; Biocatalysis; enzymes; immobilization; Green Chemistry; Biomaterials; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioreactors. In his professional activities, he interacted with 150 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific works. He is currently developing research projects with International Universities and/or research institutions in China (Huaiyin Institute of Technology), Mexico (School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey), Israel (Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani center), South Korea (Dongguk University), United States (the University of Hawaii at Manoa), Austria (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck), United Kingdom (Coventry University UK), India (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Jaypee University of Information Technology), among others.

• 1. Introduction to impact of microbes on climate: An Ocean of opportunities2. Adapting the changing environment: Microbial way of life3. Carbon cycle feedback and global warming: A microbial perspective4. Microbial impact on climate-smart agriculture practices5. Microbial impact on climate resilient agriculture: A way ahead6. Microbes in thawing permafrost: A microbial way to regulate climate change7. Biofuels as a sustainable option to manage climate change8. Climate change and their impact on global food production9. Effect of climate change on the resilience of ecosystems with adaptive spatial pattern formation10. Role of beneficial microbes in alleviating climatic stresses in plants11. Climate change and soil dynamics: Effects on soil microbes and fertility of soil12. Soil microbe contributions in the regulation of global carbon cycle13. Soil microbiome: a key player in conservation of soil health under changing climatic conditions14. Role of microbes in the global economic development15. Benefits of plant growth promoting symbiotic microbes in climate change era16. Contributions of agriculturally important microbes in delivering potential to crops to cope up with climate change