Phosphorus and phosphate solubilizing bacteria: Keys for sustainable agriculture

M Billah, M Khan, A Bano, TU Hassan… - Geomicrobiology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important minerals required for plant growth occupying a
strong position among soil macro nutrients. Soil P deficiency is often fulfilled by phosphate …

Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife

N Garcias-Bonet, A Roik, B Tierney, FC García… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
The provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …

Perspectives of plant-associated microbes in heavy metal phytoremediation

M Rajkumar, S Sandhya, MNV Prasad, H Freitas - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
" Phytoremediation" know-how to do-how is rapidly expanding and is being commercialized
by harnessing the phyto-microbial diversity. This technology employs biodiversity to …

Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere

JM Barea, MJ Pozo, R Azcon… - Journal of experimental …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Soil microbial populations are immersed in a framework of interactions known to affect plant
fitness and soil quality. They are involved in fundamental activities that ensure the stability …

Stimulation of plant growth and drought tolerance by native microorganisms (AM fungi and bacteria) from dry environments: mechanisms related to bacterial …

A Marulanda, JM Barea, R Azcón - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2009 - Springer
In this study we tested whether rhizosphere microorganisms can increase drought tolerance
to plants growing under water-limitation conditions. Three indigenous bacterial strains …

[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are an influential factor in improving the phytoremediation of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and chromium

MR Boorboori, HY Zhang - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increasing expansion of mines, factories, and agricultural lands has caused many
changes and pollution in soils and water of several parts of the world. In recent years, metal …

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on trace metal uptake by sunflower plants grown on cadmium contaminated soil

SE Hassan, M Hijri, M St-Arnaud - New biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•We assessed the effect of mycorrhizal fungi on cadmium uptake by sunflower
plants.•AM fungal isolates mediate tolerance strategies to alleviate metal toxicity in …

4 Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: a key component of sustainable plant–soil ecosystems

P Jeffries, JM Barea - Fungal associations, 2012 - Springer
In sustainable agriculture arbuscular mycorrhizas play a key role in hel** the plant not
only to survive but to be productive under adversity. Mycorrhizal formation is an adaptive …

Two bacterial strains isolated from a Zn-polluted soil enhance plant growth and mycorrhizal efficiency under Zn-toxicity

A Vivas, B Biró, JM Ruiz-Lozano, JM Barea, R Azcon - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
In this study we investigated the interactions among plant, rhizosphere microorganisms and
Zn pollution. We tested the influence of two bacterial strains isolated from a Zn-polluted soil …