ALOK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India. PREM LAL KASHYAP, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Haryana, India. MADHUMITA SRIVASTAVA, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Uttar Pradesh, India.

• Preface viiList of Contributors ixAbout the Editors xiii1 Plant Microbiome: Past, Present and Future 1Akhilendra Pratap Bharati, Ashutosh Kumar, Sunita Kumari, Anjney Sharma, Prem Lal Kashyap, Sudheer Kumar, Madhumita Srivastava, and Alok Kumar Srivastava2 The Plant Microbiome in Agricultural Sustainability: From Microbe to Microbiome 31Jose Pedro Fonseca, Yuan Wang, and Kirankumar S. Mysore3 Seed Microbiome and Its Implication in Plant Growth Promotion and Health 47Padmavathi Tallapragada and Usha Seshachla4 Microbiome: The Holobiont, Its Application and Effect on the Plant System 65Pragati Sahai and Vimlendu Bhushan Sinha5 Ecology of the Diazotrophic Microbiome 81Preeti Singh, Rahul Kunwar Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, and Shree Prakash Tiwari6 Functional Microbiome for Crop Improvement Under a Changing Environment 101Abbaci Hocine, Bensidhoum Leila, Houali Karim, and Nabti Elhafid7 Functional Importance of the Phyllosphere Microbiome and Its Implications in Agriculture 119Parasuraman Paramanantham, Subhaswaraj Pattnaik, and Siddhardha Busi8 Microbial Consortia: Emerging Conglomerate for Better and Superior Sustainable Agricultural Practices 141Rishi Kumar Verma, Manisha Sachan, and Shivesh Sharma9 Rhizomicrobiome for Sustainable Crop Growth and Health Management 157Tualar Simarmata, Mieke R. Setiawati, Betty N. Fitriatin, and Diyan Herdiyantoro10 Mycorrhizal Microbiome: An Ideal Association in Sustainable Agriculture 195Baby Summuna, Sachin Gupta, and Moni Gupta11 Microbiome-Driven Nutrient Fortification in Plants: The Role of Microbiota in Chemical Transformation and Nutrient Mobilization 211Irina Sidorova and Elena Voronina12 Engineering Microbes to Improve Crop Health: A New Dimension for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 231P. Veera Bramhachari, A.M.V.N. Prathyusha, and Ganugula Mohana Sheela13 Biotechnology of Plant-Associated Microbiomes 243Son Truong Dinh, Van T. Luu, Long Hoa Hoang, Xuan Canh Nguyen, and Cuong Tu Ho14 Microbiome Genomics and Functional Traits for Agricultural Sustainability 279Amy Novinscak, Antoine Zboralski, Roxane Roquigny, and Martin FilionIndex 299

ALOK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India. PREM LAL KASHYAP, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Haryana, India. MADHUMITA SRIVASTAVA, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Uttar Pradesh, India.

• Preface viiList of Contributors ixAbout the Editors xiii1 Plant Microbiome: Past, Present and Future 1Akhilendra Pratap Bharati, Ashutosh Kumar, Sunita Kumari, Anjney Sharma, Prem Lal Kashyap, Sudheer Kumar, Madhumita Srivastava, and Alok Kumar Srivastava2 The Plant Microbiome in Agricultural Sustainability: From Microbe to Microbiome 31Jose Pedro Fonseca, Yuan Wang, and Kirankumar S. Mysore3 Seed Microbiome and Its Implication in Plant Growth Promotion and Health 47Padmavathi Tallapragada and Usha Seshachla4 Microbiome: The Holobiont, Its Application and Effect on the Plant System 65Pragati Sahai and Vimlendu Bhushan Sinha5 Ecology of the Diazotrophic Microbiome 81Preeti Singh, Rahul Kunwar Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, and Shree Prakash Tiwari6 Functional Microbiome for Crop Improvement Under a Changing Environment 101Abbaci Hocine, Bensidhoum Leila, Houali Karim, and Nabti Elhafid7 Functional Importance of the Phyllosphere Microbiome and Its Implications in Agriculture 119Parasuraman Paramanantham, Subhaswaraj Pattnaik, and Siddhardha Busi8 Microbial Consortia: Emerging Conglomerate for Better and Superior Sustainable Agricultural Practices 141Rishi Kumar Verma, Manisha Sachan, and Shivesh Sharma9 Rhizomicrobiome for Sustainable Crop Growth and Health Management 157Tualar Simarmata, Mieke R. Setiawati, Betty N. Fitriatin, and Diyan Herdiyantoro10 Mycorrhizal Microbiome: An Ideal Association in Sustainable Agriculture 195Baby Summuna, Sachin Gupta, and Moni Gupta11 Microbiome-Driven Nutrient Fortification in Plants: The Role of Microbiota in Chemical Transformation and Nutrient Mobilization 211Irina Sidorova and Elena Voronina12 Engineering Microbes to Improve Crop Health: A New Dimension for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 231P. Veera Bramhachari, A.M.V.N. Prathyusha, and Ganugula Mohana Sheela13 Biotechnology of Plant-Associated Microbiomes 243Son Truong Dinh, Van T. Luu, Long Hoa Hoang, Xuan Canh Nguyen, and Cuong Tu Ho14 Microbiome Genomics and Functional Traits for Agricultural Sustainability 279Amy Novinscak, Antoine Zboralski, Roxane Roquigny, and Martin FilionIndex 299

ALOK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India. PREM LAL KASHYAP, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Haryana, India. MADHUMITA SRIVASTAVA, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Uttar Pradesh, India.

• Preface viiList of Contributors ixAbout the Editors xiii1 Plant Microbiome: Past, Present and Future 1Akhilendra Pratap Bharati, Ashutosh Kumar, Sunita Kumari, Anjney Sharma, Prem Lal Kashyap, Sudheer Kumar, Madhumita Srivastava, and Alok Kumar Srivastava2 The Plant Microbiome in Agricultural Sustainability: From Microbe to Microbiome 31Jose Pedro Fonseca, Yuan Wang, and Kirankumar S. Mysore3 Seed Microbiome and Its Implication in Plant Growth Promotion and Health 47Padmavathi Tallapragada and Usha Seshachla4 Microbiome: The Holobiont, Its Application and Effect on the Plant System 65Pragati Sahai and Vimlendu Bhushan Sinha5 Ecology of the Diazotrophic Microbiome 81Preeti Singh, Rahul Kunwar Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, and Shree Prakash Tiwari6 Functional Microbiome for Crop Improvement Under a Changing Environment 101Abbaci Hocine, Bensidhoum Leila, Houali Karim, and Nabti Elhafid7 Functional Importance of the Phyllosphere Microbiome and Its Implications in Agriculture 119Parasuraman Paramanantham, Subhaswaraj Pattnaik, and Siddhardha Busi8 Microbial Consortia: Emerging Conglomerate for Better and Superior Sustainable Agricultural Practices 141Rishi Kumar Verma, Manisha Sachan, and Shivesh Sharma9 Rhizomicrobiome for Sustainable Crop Growth and Health Management 157Tualar Simarmata, Mieke R. Setiawati, Betty N. Fitriatin, and Diyan Herdiyantoro10 Mycorrhizal Microbiome: An Ideal Association in Sustainable Agriculture 195Baby Summuna, Sachin Gupta, and Moni Gupta11 Microbiome-Driven Nutrient Fortification in Plants: The Role of Microbiota in Chemical Transformation and Nutrient Mobilization 211Irina Sidorova and Elena Voronina12 Engineering Microbes to Improve Crop Health: A New Dimension for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 231P. Veera Bramhachari, A.M.V.N. Prathyusha, and Ganugula Mohana Sheela13 Biotechnology of Plant-Associated Microbiomes 243Son Truong Dinh, Van T. Luu, Long Hoa Hoang, Xuan Canh Nguyen, and Cuong Tu Ho14 Microbiome Genomics and Functional Traits for Agricultural Sustainability 279Amy Novinscak, Antoine Zboralski, Roxane Roquigny, and Martin FilionIndex 299