Seed Endophytes (eBook)

Verma, Satish Kumar, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDepartment of BotanyInstitute of ScienceBanaras Hindu University Varanasi, 221005India Satish K Verma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India where he teaches plant pathology and microbiology to graduate and post graduate students. He worked as Raman Fellow at the Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, where he teaches plant pathology and microbiology to graduate and post graduate students. He received his Ph.D. in Botany (Endophytes) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and he also served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Visva-Bharti, Santiniketan, India for three years. He has published 16 research papers in scientific journals, including Microbial Ecology, Symbiosis, Annals of Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology, Plant and Soil, and Current Science. He has also published 3 book chapters. His research interests include the functions of plant microbiomes, endophyte diversity and ecology, and the roles of endophytes in modulation of plant development and protection of hosts from biotic and abiotic stresses.   White, James Francis  Jr., Ph.D.Department of Plant Biology and PathologyRutgers UniversityNew BrunswickNew Jersey, 08901USA  James White is a Professor at the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the biology of fungi.  Dr. White received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Auburn University (Alabama) in Botany and Plant Pathology, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Botany from the University of Texas at Austin.  Dr. White has published more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and has edited five reference books on the topic of plant-microbe symbioses. Dr. White’s research interests include the evolutionary development of microbial plant symbioses—including the study of both fossil and extant systems. Recently, together with students and collaborators, he has been examining the roles of endophytic microbes in stimulating plant development and protection from biotic and abiotic stresses. 

1. Overview of role of endophytic microbes in Agriculture2. Seed associated endophytes and importance in seedlings functions3. Isolation of bacterial and fungal endophytes and their identifications4. Modern tools to understand symbiosis: Special reference to seed endophytes5. Mechanism of interaction of endophytic microbes with plants6. Transmission and movement of endophytic microbes in plant: Role of seeds7. Diversity and distribution of endophytic microbes in seeds8. Bacterial endophytes as natural biocontrol agents during seedlings development9. Nutrient mobilization in plant: Role of seed endophytic bacteria10. Seedlings growth promoting seed endophytes11. Endophytic microbes in management of biotic stresses 12. Endophytic microbes in management of abiotic stresses 13. Agriculturally important biomolecules from endophytic microbes14. Metagenomics approach to study seed endophytes: Functional characterization 15. Seed endophytes and their role in phytoremediation 16. Nutritional functions of seed-vectored microbes—rhizophagy phenomenon17. Application of seed-vectored endophytes to enhance nutritional components of crops18. Seed endophytes—relation of metabolite production to function in plant19. Development of seed vectored microbial consortia20. Future prospect of endophytes in agriculture and challenges