1. Anabaena-azollae, significance and agriculture application: A case study for symbiotic cyanobacterium 2. The bioremediation of agricultural soils polluted with pesticides and herbicides 3. Multifunctional properties of polysaccharides produced by halophilic microorganisms and their new approaches in biotechnology 4. Microorganisms in metal recovery - tools or teachers? 5. Endophyte: A promising biostimulant to modulate secondary metabolites biosynthesis in plants 6. Biotechnological Upgrading of Heavy Crude Oil 7. Microbial approaches for amino acids production 8. Pseudomonas for sustainable agricultural ecosystem 9. Relationship between organic matter and microbial biomass in different types of vegetation 10. Molecular mechanisms of stress adaptation by bacterial communities 11. Synergism in microbial communities facilitate the biodegradation of pesticides 12. Bioproduction of terpenoid aroma compounds by microbial cell factories 13. Microbial mediated remediation of pesticides: A sustainable tool