Chapter 1. Cyanobacteria in cold ecosystem: tolerance and adaptation -- Chapter 2. Cold adapted fungi: evaluation and comparison of their habitats, molecular adaptations and industrial applications -- Chapter 3. Microbial life in cold regions of deep sea -- Chapter 4. Adaptation to cold environment: the survival strategy of psychrophiles -- Chapter 5. Enzymatic behavior of cold adapted microbes -- Chapter 6. An overview of survival strategies of Psychrophiles and their applications -- Chapter 7. Microbial genes responsible for cold adaptation -- Chapter 8. Survival Strategies in Cold-adapted Microorganisms -- Chapter 9. Microbial adaptations under low temperature -- Chapter 10. Molecular mechanisms of cold adapted microorganisms -- Chapter 11. Microbe-mediated plant functional traits and stress tolerance: The multi-Omics approaches -- Chapter 12. Omics technologies and cold adaptations -- Chapter 13. Use of proteomics and transcriptomics to identify proteins for cold adaptation in microbes -- Chapter 14. Cold adapted microorganisms and their potential role in plant growth -- Chapter 15. Structure and functions of rice and wheat microbiome -- Chapter 16. Cold adapted microorganisms: survival strategies and biotechnological significance -- Chapter 17. An insight to cold adapted microorganisms and their importance in agriculture -- Chapter 18. Nanotechnology for agricultural and environmental sustainability -- Chapter 19. Recent trends and advancements for agro-environmental sustainability at higher altitudes.

Extremophiles have unique physiological properties, thus considered to be ideal candidates for industrial development. This book present concepts on cold-adapted microorganisms, centered on four different aspects - (i) diversity of cold adapted microbes (ii) their ecology, physiology and metabolism (iii) omics research in the field and (iv) their potential applications. This volume collates the recent developments and innovations with respect to these microorganisms. This book is meant for researchers, biochemists, industries, and government agencies interested in cold active microbes and their products. Also, would be of interest to NGOs and progressive farmers which are working for higher altitude ecosystems throughout the globe.