Application of synthetic consortia for improvement of soil fertility, pollution remediation, and agricultural productivity: a review

P Chaudhary, M Xu, L Ahamad, A Chaudhary, G Kumar… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change, inadequate possessions, and land degradation all pose obstacles to
modern agriculture. In the current scenario, the agriculture industry is mainly dependent on …

Plant growth stimulation by microbial consortia

G Santoyo, P Guzmán-Guzmán, FI Parra-Cota… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant-associated microorganisms play an important role in agricultural production. Although
various studies have shown that single microorganisms can exert beneficial effects on …

PGPR mediated alterations in root traits: way toward sustainable crop production

M Grover, S Bodhankar, A Sharma… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The above ground growth of the plant is highly dependent on the belowground root system.
Rhizosphere is the zone of continuous interplay between plant roots and soil microbial …

Utilizing industrial wastes as compost in wheat-rice production to improve the above and below-ground ecosystem services

G Pradhan, RS Meena, S Kumar, R Lal - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prime objective of this study was to enhance the ESs and achieve sustainability in the
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) production system (WRPS). The study …

Current scenario and future prospects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: an economic valuable resource for the agriculture revival under stressful conditions

B Khoshru, D Mitra, E Khoshmanzar… - Journal of Plant …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The biotic and abiotic stresses are key constraints for food quality, crop yield and global food
security. It is necessary to take action to cope with global threats caused by abiotic and biotic …

Isolation and characterization of PGPR and their effect on growth, yield and nutrient content in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A Kumar, BR Maurya, R Raghuwanshi - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aims of our study were to enhance growth, yield and micronutrient status of wheat crop
by various combinations of microbial strains (Bacillus megaterium, Arthrobacter …

Microbe-mediated biofortification for micronutrients: present status and future challenges

T Kaur, KL Rana, D Kour, I Sheikh, N Yadav… - New and future …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Agronomic biofortification of cereal grains with iron and zinc

R Prasad, YS Shivay, D Kumar - Advances in agronomy, 2014 - Elsevier
Iron and zinc deficiencies in human nutrition are widespread in develo** Asian and
African countries where cereal grains are the staple food. Effects are therefore underway to …

Biofortification: A long-term solution to improve global health-a review

G Monika, SRM Kim, PS Kumar, KV Gayathri… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofortification is a revolutionary technique for improving plant nutrition and alleviating
human micronutrient deficiency. Fertilizers can help increase crop yield and growth, but …

Seed coat treatment by plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria Lysobacter antibioticus 13–6 enhances maize yield and changes rhizosphere bacterial communities

Z Dai, W Ahmed, J Yang, X Yao, J Zhang… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2023 - Springer
The plant rhizosphere is a major habitat for diverse microorganisms because of its
heterogeneous microenvironment. It is well known that an imbalance in rhizosphere …