Role of Biotechnology in the Exploration of Soil and Plant Microbiomes

Abstract

The agricultural production security is a major challenge under global climatic changes as the agricultural production does not solely depend upon the abiotic factors like temperature and moisture but is also equally affected by the biotic factor present in rhizospheric zones known as soil-plant microbiomes. The importance of soil-plant microbiomes in agricultural production has been revealed by reviews and literatures. Rhizospheric microbiomes hold great ability to bestow the crops sustainable and to encourage the application of bio-formulation carrying potential microbiomes, which introduces additional or optional approaches to develop agricultural practices and finally enhances crop productivity. In current chapter, a brief outline of functional activities of rhizospheric microbiomes within their habitat have been focused and majorly on available modern approaches of biotechnological techniques and allied sciences used in identifications, exploration, and taxonomy in soil-plant microbiomes. Further, to conclude the theme of microbiomes exploration and identification, an endeavor has been made to cover some of the highly used tools of bioinformatics.