Table of Contents

1. Agriculture in the Era of Climate Change: Consequences and Effects
2. Sustainable Agricultural Practices Using Beneficial Fungi Under Changing Climate Scenario
3. Climate Change and Soil Dynamics: Effects on Soil Microbes and Fertility of Soil
4. Agrochemicals: Harmful and Beneficial Effects of Climate Changing Scenarios
5. Climate Change and Secondary Metabolism in Plants: Resilience to Disruption
6. Impact of Xenobiotics Under a Changing Climate Scenario
7. Impact of Climate Change on Plant-Microbe Interactions Under Agroecosystems
8. Medicinal Plants Under Climate Change: Impacts on Pharmaceutical Properties of Plants
9. Air Pollution: Role in Climate Change and Its Impact on Crop Plants
10. Cyanobacteria and Their Role Under Elevated CO2 Conditions
11. Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Plant Responses: Current and Future Consequences
12. Climatic Resilient Agriculture for Root, Tuber, and Banana Crops Using Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes
13. Understanding Soil Aggregate Dynamics and Its Relation with Land Use and Climate Change
14. Climate Change: A Challenge for Postharvest Management, Food Loss, Food Quality, and Food Security
15. Impact of Climate Change on Soil Carbon Exchange, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Plant-Microbe Interactions
16. Bioinformatics as a Tool to Counter Climate Change: Challenges and Prospects
17. Developing Adaptive Capability of Agricultural Societies in the Context of Climate Change

About the Author

Dr. Krishna Kumar Choudhary is Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. After completing his Ph.D. in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, Dr. Choudhary has worked as Visiting Scientist, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organisation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel. Potential of his research is evidenced by the high quality publications in some of the best journals of Botany, Environmental and Agricultural sciences such as Environmental and Experimental Botany, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Sciences, Photochemistry and Photobiology etc. along with book chapters. He has received awards for best presentation at both national and international conferences. He is also Review Editor (Environmental Toxicology) of Frontiers in Environmental Science. Ajay Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His areas of research include artificial intelligence, materials, incremental sheet forming, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0, waste management, and optimization techniques.