Plant-Microbe Interactions 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Plants harbors plethora of microbial communities that play an essential role in maintaining plant health, protection from invading pathogens and mitigate the host from biotic and abiotic stress  via various direct or indirect mechanism such as nutrient acquisition, phytohormone modulations, synthesis of  antimicrobial compounds, volatiles synthesis and many more. The plant–microbe relationship is immensely complex and dynamic; despite the advancements that have been achieved in the omics, approaches and technology in this field of research, some mechanisms behind this interaction remain obscure. Therefore a substantial research  will explore their hidden potential for their  beneficial use in sustainable agriculture, environment management or protection from phytopathogens  invesion during pre- or postharvest storage conditions.

This Special Issue will cover the latest research and review articles focused on topics including, but not limited to:

• The benificial use of microbes ( bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes) for sustainable agriculture;
• Plant–endophytes intercations;
• Microbial biocontrol perspectives of bacteria/ yeast/ fungi;
• Microbial synthesied bioactive compounds;
• Microbial-based environmental contamination management.

Dr. Ajay Kumar
Guest Editor

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