The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

Plant microbiome (or phytomicrobiome) engineering (PME) is an anticipated untapped
alternative strategy that could be exploited for plant growth, health and productivity under …

Bacillus velezensis is an aerobic, gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium that
promotes plant growth. Numerous strains of this species have been reported to suppress the …

In current plant disease control, the divergence from chemical pesticide use has been fueled
by the public concern about toxicity and environmental impact of these products, the …

Environmental stress is a major challenge for sustainable food production as it reduces yield
by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) which pose a threat to cell organelles and …

Global climate change is the major cause of abiotic and biotic stresses that have adverse
effects on agricultural productivity to an irreversible level, thus threatening to limit gains in …

Biosurfactants are amphiphilic surface-active molecules that are produced by a variety of
microorganisms including fungi and bacteria. Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, and Bacillus …

Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria are known to be major sources of secondary
metabolites that can function as drugs or pesticides. Scientists worldwide attempted to …

Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is considered the most successful biological control agent due to
its ability to colonize the plant rhizosphere and phyllosphere where it outgrows plant …