Endophytic bacteria are the plant beneficial bacteria that thrive inside plants and can
improve plant growth under normal and challenging conditions. They can benefit host plants …

Simple Summary Salt and drought stress cause enormous crop losses worldwide. Several
different approaches may be taken to address this problem, including increased use of …

Salinity in agricultural soil is a major problem around the world, with negative consequences
for the growth and production of a wide range of crops. To counteract these harmful effects …

Root-associated bacterial communities play a vital role in maintaining health of the plant
host. These communities exist in complex relationships, where composition and abundance …

As one of the major non–biological stresses, soil salinity negatively affects agricultural
productivity, microbial communities, and agricultural economics in impacted areas and is a …

Bacterial endophytes ubiquitously colonize the internal tissues of plants, being found in
nearly every plant worldwide. Some endophytes are able to promote the growth of plants …

To date, an understanding of how plant growth-promoting bacteria facilitate plant growth has
been primarily based on studies of individual bacteria interacting with plants under different …

To feed all of the world's people, it is necessary to sustainably increase agricultural
productivity. One way to do this is through the increased use of plant growth-promoting …

Background Soil salinity and drought are an enormous worldwide problem for agriculture,
horticulture and silviculture. The initial responses of plants to drought and salinity are similar; …

The worldwide increases in both environmental damage and human population pressure
have the unfortunate consequence that global food production may soon become …