Modern intensive agricultural practices face numerous challenges that pose major threats to
global food security. In order to address the nutritional requirements of the ever-increasing …

Recent decades have witnessed increased agricultural production to match the global
demand for food fueled by population increase. Conventional agricultural practices are …

Harnessing plant‐associated microbiomes offers an invaluable strategy to help agricultural
production become more sustainable while also meeting growing demands for food, feed …

The world's human population continues to increase, posing a significant challenge in
ensuring food security, as soil nutrients and fertility are limited and decreasing with time …

Global population growth poses a threat to food security in an era of increased ecosystem
degradation, climate change, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. In this context, harnessing …

The increased dependence of farmers on chemical fertilizers poses a risk to soil fertility and
ecosystem stability. Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are at the forefront of …

The growing interest in low-input agriculture in recent years has focused the use of microbial
biofertilizers to improve plant growth and yield through a better mobilization of indigenous …

Until recently, potassium (K) has not received considerable attention because of the general
belief that soils contain ample amounts of this element. In addition, low rates of K fertilizer …

Soil organic matter (SOM) has a critical role in regulating soil phosphorus (P) dynamics and
producing phytoavailable P. However, soil P dynamics are often explained mainly by the …

Soil fertility and plant nutrition require an adequate management of essential macronutrients
such as potassium (K) and phosphorus (P), which are mandatory for plant development …