Chapter 1. Phytobiomes: role in nutrient stewardship and soil health.- Chapter 2. Role of a quorum sensing signal, acyl-homoserine lactone in a phytobiome.- Chapter 3. Plant Microbiomes: Understanding the Above Ground Benefits.- Chapter 4. Plant Mycobiome: Current Research and Applications.- Chapter 5. Role of Soil Fauna: en route to Ecosystem Services and its effect on soil health.- Chapter 6. An insight into current trends of pathogen identification in plants.- Chapter 7. Linkages of Microbial Plant Growth Promoters towards the Profitable Farming.- Chapter 8. Wheat microbiome: present status and future perspective.- Chapter 9. Entomopathogenic Fungi: A potential source for biological control of insect pests.- Chapter 10. Role of microbiotic factors against the soil-borne phytopathogens.- Chapter 11. Zinc solubilizing microbes for sustainable crop production: Current understanding, opportunities, and challenges.- Chapter 12. Endophytic phytobiomes as defense elicitors: current insights and future prospectus.- Chapter 13. Role of biotechnology in the exploration of soil and plant microbiomes.- Chapter 14. Plant parasitic nematodes management by phytobiomes and application of fly ash.- Chapter 15. Phytobiome Engineering and its impact on Next Generation Agriculture.-