The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

Endophytic bacteria colonize plants and live inside them for part of or throughout their life
without causing any harm or disease to their hosts. The symbiotic relationship improves the …

Endophytic microbes are known to live asymptomatically inside their host throughout
different stages of their life cycle and play crucial roles in the growth, development, fitness …

Minerals are the key factor determining human beings' optimum growth and development.
The deficiencies of minerals and vitamins hinder the human normal growth and …

Plant roots host numerous microorganisms around and inside their roots, forming a
community known as the root microbiome. An increasing bulk of research is underlining the …

Genetically varying, wild, traditional, or ancient food crops were nutritional-rich compounds
such as micronutrients. But, nowadays, level of micronutrients has been declined and even …

Micronutrients are essential factors for human health and integral for plant growth and
development. Among the micronutrients, zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiency in dietary food …

Abstract Globally, about 20% of calories (energy) come from wheat. In some countries, it is
more than 70%. More than 2 billion people are at risk for zinc deficiency and even more …

A contemporary approach to bacterially mediated zinc (Zn) biofortification offers a new
dimension in the crop improvement program with better Zn uptake in plants to curb Zn …

Plant beneficial rhizobacteria (PBR) is a group of naturally occurring rhizospheric microbes
that enhance nutrient availability and induce biotic and abiotic stress tolerance through a …