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S. A. El.-M. M. Abd El-Azeem
The structure and functions of soil microorganisms are tremendously complex
and can be impacted by climate changes in several ways that prevent the ability to
draw reliable conclusions. Therefore, the investigators must be adding the estimation of microbial biomass and compositions in their studies to fully understand and
proceed with the influences of climate change on soil microbial activity, and design
studies over the longer-term. Long-term experiments are critical to more illustrate
the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors and better predict soil microbial
responses to future climate changes. On the other hand, use of modern molecular
techniques such as metagenomics will help and gave more details about soil microbial
communities that would otherwise be undetectable.
5 Recommendations
The future impact of the above negative environmental consequences of climate
change on Egyptian soil microbial activity and dynamics are the main points of
concern. For instance, many newly reclaimed soils in the Suez Canal region, Egypt
are already under excessive applications of chemicals and pesticides, and signs of
severe environmental and health impacts have already been detected. Beneficial plant
growth promoting microorganisms could be an important biotechnological tool for
sustainable agriculture by their positive effect on soil fertility and crop production
and quality and could reduce the costs for chemical fertilization and pest control.
Staying abreast of technological innovations is vital to the future efficiency and
competence of the agriculture system in the region. Therefore, the future work should
be determining the best approaches to observe and quantify the response of plantmicrobe interactions or microbe-microbe interactions to climate change to predict
future ecosystem function. Additionally, temporal and seasonal variation and plant
root exudates play a vital role in the response of soil microbial activity to climate
change, subsequently should be incorporated into future climate change experimental
manipulations.
Although, soil microorganisms play an essential role in nutrients cycling in agricultural soils; many microbiological processes in these soils are changed due to
climate change, and these changes are likely to result in changed plant production
and atmospherically active gases. However, the impacts of multiple climate changes
on microbial activity, abundance, and the composition of the microbial community
in agricultural soils are poorly understood because of the complexity of the microbial
community in the soil. Therefore, the future work or researches should be concerning
about soil microorganisms that high resistance to multiple climate changes such as
climate warming, adapt to soil salinity and drought as well as resistance to elevated
CO 2 , especially in Egyptian climate conditions.
S. A. El.-M. M. Abd El-Azeem
The structure and functions of soil microorganisms are tremendously complex
and can be impacted by climate changes in several ways that prevent the ability to
draw reliable conclusions. Therefore, the investigators must be adding the estimation of microbial biomass and compositions in their studies to fully understand and
proceed with the influences of climate change on soil microbial activity, and design
studies over the longer-term. Long-term experiments are critical to more illustrate
the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors and better predict soil microbial
responses to future climate changes. On the other hand, use of modern molecular
techniques such as metagenomics will help and gave more details about soil microbial
communities that would otherwise be undetectable.
5 Recommendations
The future impact of the above negative environmental consequences of climate
change on Egyptian soil microbial activity and dynamics are the main points of
concern. For instance, many newly reclaimed soils in the Suez Canal region, Egypt
are already under excessive applications of chemicals and pesticides, and signs of
severe environmental and health impacts have already been detected. Beneficial plant
growth promoting microorganisms could be an important biotechnological tool for
sustainable agriculture by their positive effect on soil fertility and crop production
and quality and could reduce the costs for chemical fertilization and pest control.
Staying abreast of technological innovations is vital to the future efficiency and
competence of the agriculture system in the region. Therefore, the future work should
be determining the best approaches to observe and quantify the response of plantmicrobe interactions or microbe-microbe interactions to climate change to predict
future ecosystem function. Additionally, temporal and seasonal variation and plant
root exudates play a vital role in the response of soil microbial activity to climate
change, subsequently should be incorporated into future climate change experimental
manipulations.
Although, soil microorganisms play an essential role in nutrients cycling in agricultural soils; many microbiological processes in these soils are changed due to
climate change, and these changes are likely to result in changed plant production
and atmospherically active gases. However, the impacts of multiple climate changes
on microbial activity, abundance, and the composition of the microbial community
in agricultural soils are poorly understood because of the complexity of the microbial
community in the soil. Therefore, the future work or researches should be concerning
about soil microorganisms that high resistance to multiple climate changes such as
climate warming, adapt to soil salinity and drought as well as resistance to elevated
CO 2 , especially in Egyptian climate conditions.