More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

Plant growth performance under a stressful environment, notably in the agriculture field, is
directly correlated with the rapid growth of the human population, which triggers the …

The idea of eliminating the use of fertilizers which are sometimes environmentally unsafe is
slowly becoming a reality because of the emergence of microorganisms that can serve the …

Crop disease remains a major problem to global food production. Excess use of pesticides
through chemical disease control measures is a serious problem for sustainable agriculture …

Current agricultural practices depend heavily on chemical inputs (such as fertilizers,
pesticides, herbicides, etc.) which, all things being equal cause a deleterious effect on the …

Siderophores are synthesized and secreted by many bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and plants for
Fe (III) chelation. A variety of plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) colonize the …

Global mechanization, urbanization, and various natural processes have led to the
increased release of toxic compounds into the biosphere. These hazardous toxic pollutants …

The composition and function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere of crops have
been linked to edaphic factors and root exudate composition. We examined the effect of N …

Soil consists of diverse microscopic life forms such as actinomycetes, algae, bacteria, fungi,
nematodes, and protozoans. But, the rhizospheric region is the most widely colonized …

Rhizobacteria are capable of stimulating plant growth through a variety of mechanisms that
include improvement of plant nutrition, production and regulation of phytohormones, and …