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Applications of Soil Bacterial Community in Carbon Sequestration: An Accost Towards Advanced Eco-sustainability

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Soil carbon content is regulated by multiple factors out of which bacterial communities play a significant role in soil system stability supporting eco-sustainability. In recent times, environmentally friendly approaches have been developed, which are more preferred over the usage of chemical methods in restoring soil stability. Out of various cutting-edge technologies available, which demand high input in terms of resources, a gradual inclination towards soil bacterial communities form a crucial component of soil microbial communities enhancing carbon sequestration. The multifaceted role of bacterial communities in carbon storage basically relies on microbial dynamics and interrelationships between formation and breakdown of end products. The regulation of C-cycling in soil is determined by various factors like microbial load, species richness, bacterial diversity, community structure, and enzyme activity. Soil microbes’ interaction with soil aggregates is a key factor in restoration, conversion, reducing erosion, and eco-sustainability. Gradually changing climates, abiotic stress, and elevated CO2 levels are likely to affect plant–microbe interactions disturbing carbon cycling that lead to a shift in bacterial profile, carbon efflux pattern of roots that leads to hamper rhizosphere diversity and overall plant growth. This chapter highlights the biological aspects of sequestration, factors affecting it, and application of bacterial diversity in restoring soil organic carbon.

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The authors are thankful to the Director, MNNIT Allahabad for providing the necessary facilities and financial support for this work. The support provided by MHRD sponsored project “Design and Innovation Centre” is also acknowledged.

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    Ved Prakash, Rishi Kumar Verma, Kanchan Vishwakarma, Padmaja Rai & Mohd Younus Khan

  2. Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, India

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  3. Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA), Amity University, Noida, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Durgesh Kumar Tripathi & Shivesh Sharma

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Prakash, V. et al. (2021). Applications of Soil Bacterial Community in Carbon Sequestration: An Accost Towards Advanced Eco-sustainability. In: Seneviratne, G., Zavahir, J.S. (eds) Role of Microbial Communities for Sustainability. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 29. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9912-5_8

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