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Belowground Microbial Communities: Key Players for Soil and Environmental Sustainability

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Unravelling the Soil Microbiome

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Abstract

One of the key functions of soil microorganisms is to promote plant health and increase soil productivity. Some indigenous microorganisms of contaminated soil systems also have the capability to degrade the soil contaminants, and thus are frequently used in bioremediation purposes. Most of these microbes belong to the category of plant growth-promoting microorganisms, which perform various functions including providing nutrients to the plants, conferring disease resistance, and combating temperature, salinity, and other abiotic stresses. These microbes also support the growth of plants in degraded and contaminated soil systems, aiding phyto-remediation. In coming decades, food security and climate change are expected to be the most serious problems for the planet Earth. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms can provide a sustainable solution to these problems by increasing the production of crop plants, and reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, thus decreasing agricultural pollution. The enormous diversity of soil microorganisms gives an excellent opportunity for exploring new plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; however, only 1% of the total soil microorganisms are culturable in nature, so the majority of the promising strains remain unexplored. The advent of the novel ‘omic’ technologies provides an excellent opportunity to harness this potential of the belowground microbial world.

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    Rama Kant Dubey, Vishal Tripathi, Rajan Chaurasia & Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash

  2. Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India

    Ratna Prabha

  3. ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh, India

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  4. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Ch. Srinivasa Rao

  5. Department of Applied Biology, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Ali El-Keblawy

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Dubey, R.K. et al. (2020). Belowground Microbial Communities: Key Players for Soil and Environmental Sustainability. In: Unravelling the Soil Microbiome. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15516-2_2

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