<ol> <li>Not Just Sweet Talkers: How Roots Stimulate Their Colonization by Beneficial Bacteria<br>Pascale B. Beauregard</li> <li>Molecular Patterns of Rhizobacteria Involved in Plant Immunity Elicitation<br>Martin Mariuotto and Marc Ongena</li> <li>Root Microbiome Assemblage is Modulated by Plant Host Factors<br>Venkatachalam Lakshmanan</li> <li>PGPR Interaction: An Eco- Friendly Approach Promoting the Sustainable Agriculture System<br>Usha Bishnoi</li> <li>Human Pathogen-Plant Interactions: Concerns for Food Safety<br>Sarah M. Markland and Kalmia E. Kniel</li> <li>Early Responses in the Root-Rhizobia Interaction<br>Oswaldo Valdés-López and Georgina Hernández</li> <li>The Implications of Polyploidy for the Evolution of Signaling in Rhizobial Nodulation Symbiosis<br>Adrian F. Powell and Jeff J. Doyle</li> <li>Plant Cues and Factors Influencing the Behavior of Beneficial Nematodes as a Belowground Indirect Defense<br>Jared Ali and Elizabeth Davidson-Lowe</li> <li>Forest Canopy Precipitation Partitioning: An Important Plant Trait Influencing the Spatial Structure of the Symbiotic Soil Microbial Community<br>Carl L. Rosier, Leslie Dean Moore, Tiehang Wu and John T. Van Stan</li> <li>Soluble and Volatile Metabolites of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Role and Practical Applications in Inhibiting Pathogens and Activating Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR)<br>Gul Shad Ali, David Norman and Ashraf. S. El-Sayed</li> <li>Flying Whispers of Inter-kingdom Conversation: A Complementary Perspective of Plant and Bacterial Volatile Signals<br>Gopinath Selvaraj<br></li></ol>