Mitigation of Plant Abiotic Stress by Microorganisms

Dr. Gustavo Santoyo obtained his Doctor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2005 and did postdoctoral studies during 2005-2007 at the Center for Cancer Research, NIH, USA, as well as a sabbatical year (2014-2015) at the Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. He is currently a full-time research professor at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Research of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, in Morelia, Mexico. His research interest is led towards plant-microbe interactions, biocontrol of fungal pathogens, development of bioinoculants for agricultural crops, and basic research on microbial diversity of extreme environments. In these research areas has published 80 scientific publications with more than 4000 citations and a h-factor 29. In the Academy, He has supervised more than 30 doctoral, master and undergrad thesis. Dr. Santoyo is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the National Research System (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in Mexico. Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India. Dr. Kumar completed his tenure (2018-2022) as a visiting scientist from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel and doctoral research from Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on the theme "Plant microbe interaction". In his research tenures, Dr. Kumar has published more than 235 scientific contributions in the form of research and review articles, books or book chapters with the leading International Journals or Publishers. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, Postharvest management of fruits, Microbial endophytes related with the medicinal plants and cyanobacteria-pesticides interactions. Dr. Kumar actively engaged in editing book with the leading publisher like Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, Willey and edited more than 48 books and currently serving as an Associate editor in Frontier in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology and special guest editor in Microorganisms or Plants MDPI, Journal. Dr. Mohd Aamir is currently working as research fellow at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, India. Dr. Aamir completed his doctoral research from Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India in 2018. He has immense interest in molecular plant-microbe interaction, stress physiology and also has expertise in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. His research work is focused on molecular aspects of plant-pathogen interaction, and other innovative approaches to control plant diseases including (Bio-control aspects of microbes) and analyzing the molecular networks involved in plant disease signaling using the computation tools and techniques. Dr. Utandhi Sivakumar is Professor of Agricultural Microbiology in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India. He received his basic, masters, and doctorate degrees from TNAU and gained Post-Doctoral experience at University of Florida, USA. He was Dean of School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU.. He has previously been Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Florida, USA. He is now serving as Visiting Adjunct Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan. With 25 years of teaching and research experience, he has about 107 research articles and obtained several recognitions in his academic and professional career, which include 9 awards, 3 fellowships and 4 patents (One –US and 2-Indian). He has authored more than 20 books and written 15 book chapters and is currently serving as a Chief Editor of 107 years old Madras Agricultural Journal. He has established international collaboration with Universities of Warwick, University of Wageningen, University of Florida, University of Tokyo, and Boreskow Institute of Catalysis, Russia.

1. Abiotic Stress and Plant Response: Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants Against Multiple Stresses 2. Plant Microbiome: Modulation of Plant Defense and Ecological Dynamics Under Stressed Environment 3. The role of ACC deaminase and Trehalose as bacterial mechanism to increase salt and draught tolerance in plants 4. Endophytic microbes approaches in abiotic stress management 5. Microbial elicitors: A positive or negative modulator of plant defense 6. Microbial Behaviour, responses towards salinity stresses, mechanism of microbe mediated remediation for sustainable crop production 7. Microbe mediated alleviation of Heat Stress in Plant: Current Trends and Applications 8. Harnessing Endophytic Microbial Diversity for Stress Alleviation: Current Perspectives for Crop Improvement 9. Microbial Consortia Development for Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Potential Advantages, Applicability and Future Directions 10. Molecular Events and Defense Mechanism against Abiotic stresses at Pre stage Bio-primed Condition: A Biocontrol Perspectives 11. Microbial genes for improving abiotic stress tolerance: Transgenic Approaches for Stress Tolerance 12. Functional Genomics Tools for Studying Microbe mediated Stress Tolerance 13. Microbial Bioformulations and nano formulations for Crop Improvement 14. Role of Microbes in Plant Health, Disease Management, and Abiotic Stress Management 15. Soil Salinization and bioremediation using halophiles and halotolerant micro-organisms 16. Beneficial microbes in Plant growth promotion and Stress Management 17. Phytohormone modulation imparting moisture deficit stress tolerance in plants 18. An insight on nanofoulatiom of beneficial microorganisms for the crop plants under stress 19. How bacteria enhance salt tolerance in plants: OMIC and molecular studies 20. Abiotic stress mediated modulation of chromatin landscape in Arabidopsis thaliana 21. Microbial Management of Crop Abiotic Stress: Current Trends and Prospects 22. Relevance of Harnessing Microbial Diversity for Stress Alleviation in Changing Climatic Scenario