Dr Mohammad Yaseen Mir, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Mir&#8217s research interest is in studying the ecology, molecular biology, conservation, and management of plant resources. Dr Saima Hamid, Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Hamid researches plant stress biology, genetic diversity of high altitudinal medicinal plants, and more.

• Preface xiAbout the Authors xii1 Agricultural Microbiomes: Functional and Mechanistic Aspects 11.1 Introduction 21.2 Model Microbiome--Plant Systems 21.3 Stability, Resilience, and Assembly of Agricultural Microbiomes 111.4 Core Plant Microbiome and Metagenome 131.5 Interactions Among the Microbes, Environment, and Management 141.6 Microbiome Innovation in Agriculture: Insect Pest Management 212 Engineering and Management of Agricultural Microbiomes for Improving Crop Health 662.1 Why to Modify Plant Microbiome? 672.2 Methods for Detecting Endophytes Within the Plant 692.3 Engineering of the Plant Microbiome 792.4 In Situ Harnessing of Agricultural Microbiome 822.5 Future Perspective of Agricultural Microbiome Engineering 863 Approaches and Challenges in Agricultural Microbiome Research 973.1 Microbiome Research in the Omics Era 973.2 New Efforts and Challenges in Assigning Function to Microbes 993.3 Characterization of Complex Microbial Communities 1013.4 AdvancedFundamental Research on Microbe--Microbe and Plant--Microbe Interactions : Bridging the Lab--Field Gap 1024 Perceptive of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1114.1 Introduction 1124.2 Multiple Levels of Selection in the Plant Rhizosphere 1134.3 Engineering Microbial Populations and Plant--Microbe Interactions 1274.4 Emerging Approaches in Rhizoremediation 1284.5 Heritability of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1374.6 Future Course of Orientations 1395 Microbial Communities in Phyllosphere 1545.1 Introduction 1545.2 Diversity of Microbes in Phyllospheric Environment 1565.3 Microbial Adaptation to the Phyllosphere 1605.4 Relationship between Phyllosphere Microbial Communities and Functional Traits of Plants 1635.5 Metabolic Dynamics of Phyllosphere Microbiota 1665.6 Impact of Phyllospheric Microorganisms on Plant--Plant, Plant--Insect, and Plant Atmosphere Chemical Exchanges 1675.7 Quorum Sensing in Phyllosphere 1695.8 Applications for Phyllosphere Microbiology 1716 Endosphere and Endophyte Communities 1936.1 Reproduction and Transmission Modes of Microbes 1946.2 Vertical Transmission 1966.3 Endophyte Genomes and Metagenomes 2076.4 Bacteria and Fungi in Mixed Biofilms in Plants 2136.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 2167 Core Microbiomes: For Sustainable Agroecosystems 2407.1 Core Microbiome for Agriculture: A Taxonomic and Functional Aspect 2417.2 Core Microorganisms and Priority Effects in Initial Assembly 2497.3 Informatics of Microbial Networks 2557.4 Designing Core Microbiomes 2577.5 Management of Agroecosystems with Core Microbiomes 2608 Microbiome Mediated: Stress Alleviation in Agroecosystems 2728.1 Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses on Plants 2738.2 Molecular and Physiological Responses of Plants Against Stresses 2858.3 Microbiome Mediated Mitigation of Stress Conditions 2888.4 Multi-Omics Strategies to Address Stress Alleviation 293References 303Index 320

Dr Mohammad Yaseen Mir, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Mir&#8217s research interest is in studying the ecology, molecular biology, conservation, and management of plant resources. Dr Saima Hamid, Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Hamid researches plant stress biology, genetic diversity of high altitudinal medicinal plants, and more.

• Preface xiAbout the Authors xii1 Agricultural Microbiomes: Functional and Mechanistic Aspects 11.1 Introduction 21.2 Model Microbiome--Plant Systems 21.3 Stability, Resilience, and Assembly of Agricultural Microbiomes 111.4 Core Plant Microbiome and Metagenome 131.5 Interactions Among the Microbes, Environment, and Management 141.6 Microbiome Innovation in Agriculture: Insect Pest Management 212 Engineering and Management of Agricultural Microbiomes for Improving Crop Health 662.1 Why to Modify Plant Microbiome? 672.2 Methods for Detecting Endophytes Within the Plant 692.3 Engineering of the Plant Microbiome 792.4 In Situ Harnessing of Agricultural Microbiome 822.5 Future Perspective of Agricultural Microbiome Engineering 863 Approaches and Challenges in Agricultural Microbiome Research 973.1 Microbiome Research in the Omics Era 973.2 New Efforts and Challenges in Assigning Function to Microbes 993.3 Characterization of Complex Microbial Communities 1013.4 AdvancedFundamental Research on Microbe--Microbe and Plant--Microbe Interactions : Bridging the Lab--Field Gap 1024 Perceptive of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1114.1 Introduction 1124.2 Multiple Levels of Selection in the Plant Rhizosphere 1134.3 Engineering Microbial Populations and Plant--Microbe Interactions 1274.4 Emerging Approaches in Rhizoremediation 1284.5 Heritability of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1374.6 Future Course of Orientations 1395 Microbial Communities in Phyllosphere 1545.1 Introduction 1545.2 Diversity of Microbes in Phyllospheric Environment 1565.3 Microbial Adaptation to the Phyllosphere 1605.4 Relationship between Phyllosphere Microbial Communities and Functional Traits of Plants 1635.5 Metabolic Dynamics of Phyllosphere Microbiota 1665.6 Impact of Phyllospheric Microorganisms on Plant--Plant, Plant--Insect, and Plant Atmosphere Chemical Exchanges 1675.7 Quorum Sensing in Phyllosphere 1695.8 Applications for Phyllosphere Microbiology 1716 Endosphere and Endophyte Communities 1936.1 Reproduction and Transmission Modes of Microbes 1946.2 Vertical Transmission 1966.3 Endophyte Genomes and Metagenomes 2076.4 Bacteria and Fungi in Mixed Biofilms in Plants 2136.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 2167 Core Microbiomes: For Sustainable Agroecosystems 2407.1 Core Microbiome for Agriculture: A Taxonomic and Functional Aspect 2417.2 Core Microorganisms and Priority Effects in Initial Assembly 2497.3 Informatics of Microbial Networks 2557.4 Designing Core Microbiomes 2577.5 Management of Agroecosystems with Core Microbiomes 2608 Microbiome Mediated: Stress Alleviation in Agroecosystems 2728.1 Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses on Plants 2738.2 Molecular and Physiological Responses of Plants Against Stresses 2858.3 Microbiome Mediated Mitigation of Stress Conditions 2888.4 Multi-Omics Strategies to Address Stress Alleviation 293References 303Index 320

Dr Mohammad Yaseen Mir, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Mir&#8217s research interest is in studying the ecology, molecular biology, conservation, and management of plant resources. Dr Saima Hamid, Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, India. Dr. Hamid researches plant stress biology, genetic diversity of high altitudinal medicinal plants, and more.

• Preface xiAbout the Authors xii1 Agricultural Microbiomes: Functional and Mechanistic Aspects 11.1 Introduction 21.2 Model Microbiome--Plant Systems 21.3 Stability, Resilience, and Assembly of Agricultural Microbiomes 111.4 Core Plant Microbiome and Metagenome 131.5 Interactions Among the Microbes, Environment, and Management 141.6 Microbiome Innovation in Agriculture: Insect Pest Management 212 Engineering and Management of Agricultural Microbiomes for Improving Crop Health 662.1 Why to Modify Plant Microbiome? 672.2 Methods for Detecting Endophytes Within the Plant 692.3 Engineering of the Plant Microbiome 792.4 In Situ Harnessing of Agricultural Microbiome 822.5 Future Perspective of Agricultural Microbiome Engineering 863 Approaches and Challenges in Agricultural Microbiome Research 973.1 Microbiome Research in the Omics Era 973.2 New Efforts and Challenges in Assigning Function to Microbes 993.3 Characterization of Complex Microbial Communities 1013.4 AdvancedFundamental Research on Microbe--Microbe and Plant--Microbe Interactions : Bridging the Lab--Field Gap 1024 Perceptive of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1114.1 Introduction 1124.2 Multiple Levels of Selection in the Plant Rhizosphere 1134.3 Engineering Microbial Populations and Plant--Microbe Interactions 1274.4 Emerging Approaches in Rhizoremediation 1284.5 Heritability of Rhizosphere Microbiome 1374.6 Future Course of Orientations 1395 Microbial Communities in Phyllosphere 1545.1 Introduction 1545.2 Diversity of Microbes in Phyllospheric Environment 1565.3 Microbial Adaptation to the Phyllosphere 1605.4 Relationship between Phyllosphere Microbial Communities and Functional Traits of Plants 1635.5 Metabolic Dynamics of Phyllosphere Microbiota 1665.6 Impact of Phyllospheric Microorganisms on Plant--Plant, Plant--Insect, and Plant Atmosphere Chemical Exchanges 1675.7 Quorum Sensing in Phyllosphere 1695.8 Applications for Phyllosphere Microbiology 1716 Endosphere and Endophyte Communities 1936.1 Reproduction and Transmission Modes of Microbes 1946.2 Vertical Transmission 1966.3 Endophyte Genomes and Metagenomes 2076.4 Bacteria and Fungi in Mixed Biofilms in Plants 2136.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 2167 Core Microbiomes: For Sustainable Agroecosystems 2407.1 Core Microbiome for Agriculture: A Taxonomic and Functional Aspect 2417.2 Core Microorganisms and Priority Effects in Initial Assembly 2497.3 Informatics of Microbial Networks 2557.4 Designing Core Microbiomes 2577.5 Management of Agroecosystems with Core Microbiomes 2608 Microbiome Mediated: Stress Alleviation in Agroecosystems 2728.1 Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses on Plants 2738.2 Molecular and Physiological Responses of Plants Against Stresses 2858.3 Microbiome Mediated Mitigation of Stress Conditions 2888.4 Multi-Omics Strategies to Address Stress Alleviation 293References 303Index 320