Metal tolerance in plants: Molecular and physicochemical interface determines the “not so heavy effect” of heavy metals

M Thakur, S Praveen, PR Divte, R Mitra, M Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An increase in technological interventions and ruthless urbanization in the name of
development has deteriorated our environment over time and caused the buildup of heavy …

Potential of microbes in the biofortification of Zn and Fe in dietary food grains. A review

D Singh, R Prasanna - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Microbes-mediated integrated nutrient management for improved rhizo-modulation, pigeonpea productivity, and soil bio-fertility in a semi-arid agro-ecology

G Gupta, S Dhar, A Kumar, AK Choudhary… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Excessive dependence on chemical fertilizers and ignorance to organic and microbial inputs
under intensive crop** systems are the basic components of contemporary agriculture …

Agronomic biofortification of zinc in Pakistan: status, benefits, and constraints

A Rehman, M Farooq, A Ullah, F Nadeem… - … in sustainable food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Micronutrient malnutrition (eg, zinc) is one of the major causes of human disease burden in
the develo** world. Zinc (Zn) deficiency is highly prevalent in the Pakistani population …

Prospecting potential of endophytes for modulation of biosynthesis of therapeutic bioactive secondary metabolites and plant growth promotion of medicinal and …

D Singh, S Thapa, H Mahawar, D Kumar… - Antonie Van …, 2022 - Springer
Medicinal and aromatic plants possess pharmacological properties (antidiabetes,
anticancer, antihypertension, anticardiovascular, antileprosy, etc.) because of their potential …

Bacillus subtilis CP4, isolated from native soil in combination with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promotes biofortification, yield and metabolite production in wheat …

R Yadav, P Ror, P Rathore, S Kumar… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this study was to identify the best combination of plant growth promoting
bacteria (PGPB) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for biofortification and enhancing …

Severity of zinc and iron malnutrition linked to low intake through a staple crop: a case study in east-central Pakistan

M Ishfaq, A Wakeel, MN Shahzad, A Kiran… - … Geochemistry and Health, 2021 - Springer
Micronutrients deficiency in soil–plant and human is well-addressed; however, little is known
about their spatial distribution, magnitude of deficiency and biological nexus. Zinc deficiency …

Diversity of halotolerant endophytes from wheat (Triticum aestivum) and their response to mitigate salt stress in plants

J Yadav, AK Srivastva, R Singh - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is one of the major limiting factors that decline crop production. About 20% of
irrigated land soil is presently affected by high salinity worldwide reducing the crop yield by …

Siderophore in plant nutritional management: role of endophytic bacteria

G Garg, S Kumar, S Bhati - Endophytes: Mineral Nutrient Management …, 2021 - Springer
Plants uptake nutrients specifically phosphorus, nitrogen, iron, and potassium with the help
of beneficial bacteria in its available form. Bacteria helps in the enhancement of plant growth …

Prospecting catabolic diversity of microbial strains for develo** microbial consortia and their synergistic effect on Lentil (Lensesculenta) growth, yield and iron …

A Kumar, MN Jha, D Singh, D Pathak… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Carbon profiling of heterotrophic microbial inoculants is worthwhile strategy for formulating
consortium-based biofertilizers. Consortium-based biofertilizers are better than single strain …