Frontiers in Plant–Soil Interaction

Tariq Aftab received his PhD degree in the Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, India, and is currently an Assistant Professor there. He received prestigious Leibniz-DAAD fellowship from Germany, a Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India. He has worked as Visiting Scientist at IPK, Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, United States. He has edited 14 books with international publishers, including Elsevier Inc., Springer Nature, and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), co-authored several book chapters, and published over 65 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His research interests include physiological, proteomic, and molecular studies on medicinal and crop plants. Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has more both teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions as well as in environmental studies. He has served as the visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. He has more than 110 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals has extensive book publishing experience as well. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a fellow of Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea.

1. Plant-Soil Interactions in a Changing World: A Climate Change Perspective
2. Role of Carbon Cycle in Soil Productivity and Carbon Fluxes under Changing Climate
3. Molecular Advances in Plant Root System Architecture Response and Redesigning for Improved Performance under Unfavorable Environments
4. Nanotechnology-Based Biofortification: A Plant-Soil interaction Modulator/ Enhancer
5. Transcription Factors Involved in Plant Responses to Stress Adaptation
6. Nitrate Assimilation: Crosstalk between Plants and Soil
7. Next-Generation Genetic Engineering Tools for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
8. Omics Approaches for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice: Recent Advances and Future Prospects
9. Interactions of Phytohormones with Abiotic Stress Factors under Changing Climate
10. The Role of Soil Microbes in the Plant Adaptation to Stresses: Current Scenario and Future Perspective
11. CRISPR/Cas Mediated Genome Editing for Improved Stress Tolerance in Plants
12. Photosynthetic and Cellular Responses in Plants under Saline Conditions
13. Physiological and Molecular Strategies of Plant Adaptation in Phosphorous-Deficit Soils
14. Biotic Stresses on Plants: ROS Generation and Antioxidant Mechanism
15. Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies of Plants under Heavy Metal Micronutrient Deficiency/Toxicity conditions
16. Halophytes as Effective Tool for Phyto-desalination and Land Reclamation
17. Role of Nickel in Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis under Critical Conditions
18. Beneficial Aspects of Cobalt Uptake in Plants Exposed to Abiotic Stresses
19. Iron in Soil-Plant-Human Continuum
20. The Molecular Mechanism of Brassinosteroids in Mediating Abiotic Stress Responses of Plants
21. Emerging Roles of Osmoprotectant Glycine Betaine against Salt-Induced Oxidative Stress in Plants: A Major Outlook of Maize (Zea mays L.)
22. Eco-Designing for Ecological Sustainability