Modern intensive agricultural practices face numerous challenges that pose major threats to
global food security. In order to address the nutritional requirements of the ever-increasing …

The root microbiome refers to the community of microbes living in association with a plant's
roots, and includes mutualists, pathogens, and commensals. Here we focus on recent …

Reduction in soil fertility and depletion of natural resources due to current intensive
agricultural practices along with climate changes are the major constraints for crop …

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 …

Increasing crop yields and ensuring food security is a major global challenge. In order to
increase crop production, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are excessively used. However …

Abstract Main Conclusion The responses of plants to different abiotic stresses and
mechanisms involved in their mitigation are discussed. Production of osmoprotectants …

Microencapsulation is an emerging process in which an active substance is entrapped in a
homogeneous or heterogeneous matrix to form capsules. This technique allows reducing …

Over 30 years, the Gram-positive bacterium Priestia megaterium (previously known as
Bacillus megaterium) was systematically developed for biotechnological applications …

Food safety is a significant challenge worldwide, from plantation to cultivation, especially for
perishable products such as tomatoes. New eco-friendly strategies are needed, and …

Increasing demand for safe food by an ever-growing human population emphasizes the
urgency for increasing crop yields and reducing the losses caused by abiotic and biotic …