Microbes Knocking Louder Roles for Next Green Revolution: A Meta-Analysis

Feeding the ever-growing population has always been a daunting challenge to researchers, however on the contrary, itopened the floodgate of innovative technologies, especially of late, with the introduction of meta-genomics unfolding those genetic traits of microbes, which otherwise remained unexplored for a very long time.Learning negative consequences of previous green revolution in terms of various chronic environmental issues, phyto-microbiome analysis(microbiome bioprospecting)leading to identification of many plant growth promoting microbes, disease suppressive antagonists including entomopathogenic microbes and agrochemicals residues cleansing microbes,preferably in a bioformulation mode have evoked a very strong claim to be stitched into modern day agriculture, claimed close to chemical residue free organic as well as natural agriculture, a pre-requisite to stake claim for next green revolution. Such microbial interventions are likely to ensure three major paradigm shifts in agriculture viz., i. over-use of pesticides to residue free precision farming, ii. traditional to intelligent farming and iii.input-intensive (high cost of production) to climate- smart solutions, all collectively look forward towardsmore sustainable development of agriculture. All these issues have been systematically analysed through bibliometric evidences and envisioned the future course of action to realise yet another green revolution through microbial interventions.