Elicitors for Sustainable Crop Production

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is a Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt. His research focuses on developing plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, exploiting fungal pathogen genomes, and creating eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials to control plant diseases. Dr. Kamel has published 8+ book chapters, 6+ review articles, 1 translated book, and over 120 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kamel has worked as a molecular mycologist at King Saud University and received the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils Prize for distinguished research in biotechnology in 2014. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology from Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel and Suez Canal University, with post-doctoral work at Kiel. Heba I. Mohamed is a professor of plant physiology at Ain Shams University, Egypt. She holds an M.Sc. and PhD in plant physiology from Ain Shams University. Dr. Heba’s research interests include biotic and abiotic stress responses, plant biochemistry, eco-friendly stress alleviation compounds, plant secondary metabolites, and genetic differences between genotypes. She has edited 4 books with Springer Nature, published 40+ book chapters, 6+ review articles, and over 120 research articles. Listed among the top 2% of the world's most influential scientists by Stanford University, Dr. Heba continues to contribute significantly to her field.

• Chapter 1. Plant Defense Mechanisms Against Biotic Stress.- Chapter 2. Elicitors in Plant Biology: Types and Defense Mechanisms.- Chapter 3. Actinobacteria’s role in plant defense and their effectiveness as biocontrol agents against plant pathogens.- Chapter 4. Commercial Applications of Elicitors in Crop Protection Products, Seed Treatments, Biostimulants, Sustainable Agriculture, and Precision Farming.- Chapter 5. Nano-Elicitors: A Promising Strategy for Sustainable Crop Production under Biotic Stress Conditions.- Chapter 6. Role of Carbohydrates in Enhancing Plant Immunity and Defense.- Chapter 7. The Protective Effects of Melatonin in Biotic Stress Mitigation.- Chapter 8. Jasmonic acid for Induced Plant Defense against biotic stress.- Chapter 9. Alginate-Induced Immunity: A New Frontier in Plant Health.- Chapter 10. Proteinaceous Elicitors: Keys to Unlocking Plant Defense Mechanisms.- Chapter 11. Innovative Elicitors in Plant Science.- Chapter 12. Utilizing Arbuscular Mycorrhizae to Suppress Agricultural Pathogens and Boost Plant Immunity.- Chapter 13. Yeast: An Innovative Biological Solution for Plant Health and Productivity.- Chapter 14. Natural Elicitors: Enhancing Plant Defenses Against Pathogens.- Chapter 15. Trichoderma and Plant Immunity: A Synergistic Approach to Biotic Stress.