Chapter 1. Microbial management of crop salinity stress: mechanisms, applications and prospects.- Chapter 2. Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants Against Salt Stress and Salt Shock.- Chapter 3. Molecular approaches and salt tolerance mechanisms in leguminous plants.- Chapter 4. Crop improvement through microbial biotechnology: A Crosstalk.- Chapter 5. Role of Phytohormones in Recuperating Salt Stress.- Chapter 6. An enigma in the genetic responses of plants to salt stresses.- Chapter 7. Application of microbial biotechnology in improving Salt stress and crop productivity.- Chapter 8. Consequences of bioinoculants and intercropping approach to alleviate plant drought and salinity stress for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 9. Role of Signaling Pathways in Improving Salt Stress in Plants.- Chapter 10. Mechanisms and Molecular Approaches for Salt Tolerance Enhancement.- Chapter 11. Crops and Methods to Control Soil Salinity.- Chapter 12. Ameliorating plants salt stress through bacterial inoculation: Prospects and Challenges.- Chapter 13. Proline accumulation and oxidative stress: Diverse roles and mechanism of tolerance and adaptation under salinity stress.