Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
31.08.2026
Abbildungen
schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
Herausgeber
Alok Ranjan + weitereVerlag
Taylor and FrancisSeitenzahl
286
Maße (L/B)
23,4/15,6 cm
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-04-122649-9
Metagenomics for Legume Crop Improvement offers a comprehensive and timely exploration of the enormous potential hidden within legume-associated microbial communities. Legumes play a crucial role in global food security and sustainable agriculture due to their natural symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing and plant growth-promoting microbes. Yet, despite their significance, the microbiomes surrounding legumes remain poorly understood. This book aims to bridge that gap by bringing together cutting-edge research, analytical tools, and practical applications of metagenomics, a transformative approach that allows the direct study of entire microbial communities without the need for cultivation. The book provides an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating plant science, microbiology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics to reveal how metagenomic insights can enhance legume productivity, resilience, soil health, and long-term sustainability. It uniquely combines foundational concepts with advanced methodologies and real-world agricultural relevance, making it stand out as a vital reference for emerging research in plant-microbe interactions.
Key Features:
- Provides a holistic overview of legume-associated microbiomes, including microbial ecology, nutrient cycling, and stress responses.
- Highlights advanced metagenomic techniques, sequencing platforms, and bioinformatics tools tailored for legume research.
- Explores how environmental stresses such as extreme pH, nutrient deficiencies, fertilizers, and climate stressors shape legume microbiomes.
- Introduces integrative "omics" approaches (metagenomics-metabolomics) to uncover microbial functions and plant interactions.
Written for researchers, graduate students, academicians, and agricultural practitioners, this book serves as both an educational resource and a practical guide. By connecting scientific discovery with field-level applications, Metagenomics for Legume Crop Improvement provides the knowledge needed to harness beneficial microbes for sustainable farming and future-ready legume cultivation. It is an essential addition to the libraries of professionals working in plant science, microbiome research, and agricultural biotechnology.
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