Understanding and utilising soil microbiomes for a more sustainable agriculture.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

BURLEIGH DODDS SERIES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE.151

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil microbiology.

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, 2025.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Part 1 Advances in analysing soil microbiomes

Chapter 1 Advances in soil viromics in understanding viral diversity and function

1 Introduction

2 Evolution and advances in the viromics toolbox in soil ecosystem studies

3 Diversity of soil viruses

4 Comprehensive analysis of environmental factors influencing soil viral communities

5 Functions of soil viruses

6 Conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 2 Advances in metaproteomics for analyzing soil microorganisms

2 Protein analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) and assignment by databases

3 Soil protein extraction techniques

4 Soil studies using metaproteomics and other omics techniques

5 Other challenges in soil metaproteomics: the huge number of expressed proteins and different protein locations in the soil mat

6 Metaproteomics of specific microorganisms inoculated into a model soil

7 Conclusion and future trends

8 References

Part 2 Bacteria and fungi in soil

Chapter 3 Emerging roles for soil Bacteroidetes in complex carbon and organic phosphorus cycling

2 Bacteroidetes: the key polysaccharide degraders in soil?

3 Ecology in the terrestrial habitats

4 Carbon and energy acquisition is focused on complex polymers

5 Bacteroidetes possess unique organophosphorus utilisation machinery

6 Emerging role in plant disease suppression

7 Exploring the ecological context of Bacteroidetes carbon and phosphorus cycling

8 Conclusion and future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 4 Advances in understanding Actinobacteria in soil1

2 Classification of Actinobacteria

3 Genetics and characteristics of Actinobacteria

4 Diversity and ecological functions of Actinobacteria

5 Factors affecting Actinobacterial distribution and abundance in soil

6 Interactions within soil microbiomes

7 Implications for optimizing Actinobacterial contribution to soil/crop health and other uses

8 Future trends

9 Conclusion

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Chapter 5 Fungi: advances in understanding the role of root-associated fungi in soil

1 Introduction: root and rhizosphere mycobiomes

2 Overview of methods for community analyses: studying the mycobiome

3 Case study 1: root and rhizosphere mycobiomes in relation to yield in corn and in corn and winter wheat

4 Case study 2: using fungi isolated from high-yielding soil to improve crop performance in low-yielding soils

5 Detailed methodological considerations in mycobiome analyses

6 Future trends in research

7 Conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Notes:

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9781003684640

1003684645

9781801464765

1801464766

9781801464758

1801464758

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90102436889

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