Understanding and Utilising Soil Microbiomes for a More Sustainable Agriculture

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-80146-474-1
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, Band 151, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Microbiomes are communities of microorganisms living in soil and other habitats. In recent years, a new wave of research into understanding soil microbiomes has emerged, with stakeholders across the supply chain recognising the fundamental importance of these communities in optimising both crop and soil health. Despite these advancements, many soil microorganisms and their ecological functions remain only partially understood.

Understanding and utilising soil microbiomes for a more sustainable agriculture summarises the wealth of recent research in this important area. It reviews advances in techniques for analysing soil microorganisms, the composition and dynamics of soil microbial communities, the ecosystem services they support and how they can be enhanced.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in soil and crop science, governments and other agencies supporting the transition to a more sustainable agriculture, as well as agricultural ecologists and agronomists wishing to further their knowledge on the latest developments in understanding soil microbiomes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunfield, Kari E.

Dunfield, Professor Kari E.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Fall, Dr Mamadou

Nannipieri, Emeritus Professor Paolo

Cadillo-Quirox, Dr Hinsby

Lidbury, Dr Ian

Rogers, Dr Lucy

Groenhof, Dr Sophie R. M.

Hitchcock, Dr Andrew

McKee, Dr Lauren S.

Feng, Dr Youzhi

Thorn, Professor Greg

Vadakattu, Dr Gupta

Pett-Ridge, Dr Jennifer

Ruess, Professor Liliane

Schafer, Professor Patrick

Plante, Professor Alain

Clough, Professor Tim

Chaudhry, Dr Vasvi

Siddique, Professor Kadambot

Shi, Professor Wei

Tsai, Professor Sui Mui

Whalen, Professor Joann

Mendes, Dr Lucas William

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Advances in analysing soil microbiomes
- 1.Advances in viromics for analysing soil microorganisms: Mamadou Fall, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;
- 2.Advances in metaproteomics for analysing soil microorganisms: Paolo Nannipieri, University of Florence, Italy;

Part 2 Understanding communities within the soil microbiome
- 3.Advances in understanding methanogens and methanotrophs in soil: Hinsby Cadillo-Quirox, Arizona State University, USA;
- 4.Emerging roles for soil Bacteroidetes in complex carbon and organic phosphorus cycling: Ian D. E. A. Lidbury, Lucy Rogers, Sophie R. M. Groenhof and Andrew Hitchcock, University of Sheffield, UK;and Lauren S. McKee, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden;
- 5.Advances in understanding actinobacteria in soil: Youzhi Feng, Institute of Soil Science - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China;
- 6.Advances in understanding mycorrhizae in soil: Greg Thorn, University of Western Ontario, Canada;

Part 3 Analysing structure and dynamics of soil microbiomes
- 7.Advances in understanding microbial communities in the rhizosphere: *Gupta Vadakattu, CSIRO, Australia*;
- 8.Assessing microbial interactions with microfauna: *Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA*;
- 9.Nematodes and their trophic interactions in the soil microbiome: Liliane Ruess, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany;
- 10.Advances in understanding soil microbiomes in ecosystem functioning across trophic chains: Patrick Schafer, University of Giessen, Germany;

Part 4 Soil microbiomes and ecosystem services
- 11.Advances in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in carbon cycling: Alain Plante, University of Pennsylvania, USA;
- 12.Advances in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in nutrient cycling: Tim Clough, Lincoln University, New Zealand;
- 13.Advances in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in protecting plants from pathogens: Vasvi Chaudhry, University of Tübingen, Germany;
- 14.Advances in understanding the role of soil microbiomes in promoting crop resistance to abiotic stress: Kadambot Siddique, University of Western Australia, Australia;

Part 5 Promoting soil microbiomes and their contribution to soil ecosystem services
- 15.Understanding and optimising soil physical properties to promote soil microbiomes: Wei Shi, North Carolina State University, USA;
- 16.Understanding how shifts in biogeochemical soil properties affect soil microbiomes: Sui Mui Tsai, CENA-University of Sao Paulo, Brazil;
- 17.Assessing the impact of inorganic fertilisers on soil microbiomes: Joann Whalen, McGill University, Canada;
- 18.Understanding how land use management affects soil microbiomes: Lucas William Mendes, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil;

Über Autor(innen)

Dunfield, Professor Kari E.
Dr Kari E. Dunfield is a Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology of Agro-ecosystems in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, Canada. Working at the intersection of microbiology, ecology, and soil science, her work investigates the microbial communities and microbial processes driving the global processes that help support life on Earth. She is the North American Representative for the UN-FAO Global Soil Partnership (Pillar 1). Dr Dunfield is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Microbiology.

Nannipieri, Emeritus Professor Paolo
Dr Paolo Nannipieri is Emeritus Professor at the University of Florence (Firenze), Italy. He has authored/co-authored around 250 publications and has edited eight books, including the 3rd edition of Modern Soil Microbiology. Dr Nannipieri is the Editor-in-Chief of Biology and Fertility of Soils and member of the Editorial Board of Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation. He has been the International Representative of the Italian Society of Soil Science at IUSS and president of the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry and of the Commission Soil Biology of the IUSS.

Lidbury, Dr Ian
Dr Ian Lidbury is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield investigating plant-microbe interactions. He has a background in environmental nutrient cycling, microbial ecology and ecological interactions. His lab combines computational and wet-lab approaches to understand the functional role of key microbes in the environment, particularly those in agriculture.