Considering the ever-increasing global population and finite arable land, technology and sustainable agricultural practices are required to improve crop yield. This book examines the interaction between plants and microbes and considers the use of advanced techniques such as genetic engineering, revolutionary gene editing technologies, and their applications to understand how plants and microbes help or harm each other at the molecular level. Understanding plant-microbe interactions and related gene editing technologies will provide new possibilities for sustainable agriculture. The book will be extremely useful for researchers working in the fields of plant science, molecular plant biology, plant-microbe interactions, plant engineering technology, agricultural microbiology, and related fields. It will be useful for upper-level students and instructors specifically in the field of biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, and agricultural science. Features: Examines the most advanced approaches for genetic engineering of agriculture (CRISPR, TALAN, ZFN, etc.). Discusses the microbiological control of various plant diseases. Explores future perspectives for research in microbiological plant science. Plant-Microbial Interactions and Smart Agricultural Biotechnology will serve as a useful source of cutting-edge information for researchers and innovative professionals, as well as upper-level undergraduate and graduate students taking related agriculture and environmental science courses.

The authors have done their research in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This department is continuing its research activities since its inception in different fields, likely, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Phytochemistry etc. Every year a number of research articles are being published in different reputed journals from this department. The main author Prof. Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan has published a number of research articles in national and international journals in the field of Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Phytochemistry etc. The second author, Mr. Mohammad Shahriar, has also published research articles in the field of Biotechnology, Phytochemistry and Microbiology. Mr. Robin Kumar Aich was a research student in the Master program of the department under the supervision of Dr. Bhuiyan and Mr. Shahriar.