Engineered nanomaterials in soil: Their impact on soil microbiome and plant health

ST Khan, SF Adil, MR Shaik, HZ Alkhathlan, M Khan… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
A staggering number of nanomaterials-based products are being engineered and produced
commercially. Many of these engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are finally disposed into the …

The secret life of plant‐beneficial rhizosphere bacteria: insects as alternative hosts

LJU Pronk, PAHM Bakker, C Keel… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Root‐colonizing bacteria have been intensively investigated for their intimate relationship
with plants and their manifold plant‐beneficial activities. They can inhibit growth and activity …

Multi-trait Halotolerant Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria Mitigate Induced Salt Stress and Enhance Growth of Amaranthus Viridis

M Patel, S Vurukonda, A Patel - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The constantly changing global environment causes abiotic stressors, which have
a negative influence on plant development and output. Among abiotic pressures, soil salinity …

Pangenome analyses of Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus safensis, and Priestia megaterium exploring the plant-associated features of bacilli strains isolated from canola

E Bach, CP Rangel, IDA Ribeiro… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2022 - Springer
Previous genome mining of the strains Bacillus pumilus 7PB, Bacillus safensis 1TAz, 8Taz,
and 32PB, and Priestia megaterium 16PB isolated from canola revealed differences in the …

Can nanomaterials improve the soil microbiome and crop productivity?

VD Rajput, A Kumari, SK Upadhyay, T Minkina… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global issues such as soil deterioration, pollution, and soil productivity loss induced by
industrialization and intensive agriculture pose a serious danger to agricultural production …

The Endophytic Strain ZS-3 Enhances Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana by Regulating Photosynthesis, Osmotic Stress, and Ion Homeostasis and Inducing …

LN Shi, LX Lu, JR Ye, HM Shi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinity is one of the main factors limiting agricultural development worldwide and has
an adverse effect on plant growth and yield. To date, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria …

“What I cannot create, I do not understand": elucidating microbe–microbe interactions to facilitate plant microbiome engineering

AM Geller, A Levy - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant–microbe interactions are important for both physiological and pathological processes.
Despite the significance of plant–microbe interactions, microbe–microbe interactions …

Secretory molecules from secretion systems fine-tune the host-beneficial bacteria (PGPRs) interaction

G Gupta, PS Chauhan, PN Jha, RK Verma… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Numerous bacterial species associate with plants through commensal, mutualistic, or
parasitic association, affecting host physiology and health. The mechanism for such …

Transcriptional response and plant growth promoting activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens DR397 under drought stress conditions

SD Nishu, JH No, TK Lee - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Drought is one of the most vulnerable factors that affect crop productivity. Little is known
about plant-associated microbiomes and their functional roles in assisting plant growth …

Bacterial secretion system functions: evidence of interactions and downstream implications

S Maphosa, LN Moleleki, TE Motaung - Microbiology, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Unprecedented insights into the biology and functions of bacteria have been and continue to
be gained through studying bacterial secretion systems in isolation. This method, however …