Ramesha H. Jayaramaiah, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Simranjit Kaur, Premchand Maisnam, Brajesh K. Singh
Advances in metagenomics, transcriptomics and synthetic biology have deepened understanding of microbial communities and their role in improving plant stress tolerance, nutrient acquisition and disease suppression by examining key microbial traits and metabolic pathways associated with drought tolerance, heat resistance and salinity adaptation. This chapter highlights strategies for optimizing microbial functions to support sustainable agriculture and addresses the challenges of translating genomic discoveries into field applications, proposing solutions to bridge the gap between laboratory research and large-scale implementation. An integrated framework for deploying microbiome-based solutions in climate-resilient agriculture is presented, emphasizing the need for collaboration among researchers, policymakers and agricultural practitioners to ensure effective adoption and scalability.
This chapter explores the potential of microbiome genomics as a transformative tool for enhancing crop resilience to climate change. Advances in metagenomics, transcriptomics and synthetic biology have significantly deepened our understanding of microbial communities and their role in improving plant stress tolerance, nutrient acquisition and disease suppression. By examining key microbial traits and metabolic pathways associated with drought tolerance, heat resistance and salinity adaptation, this chapter highlights strategies for optimizing microbial functions to support sustainable agriculture. Additionally, it addresses the challenges of translating genomic discoveries into field applications, proposing solutions to bridge the gap between laboratory research and large-scale implementation. An integrated framework for deploying microbiome-based solutions in climate-resilient agriculture is presented, emphasizing the need for collaboration among researchers, policymakers and agricultural practitioners to ensure effective adoption and scalability.