Plant beneficial microbes (PBMs), such as plant growth-promoting bacteria, rhizobia,
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and Trichoderma, can reduce the use of agrochemicals and …

Free-living bacteria that actively colonize plant roots and provide positive effects on plant
development are called plant-growth promoting. Plant growth-promoting bacteria can …

Seed coating is a technique of covering seeds with adhesive agents to improve seed
performance and plant establishment while reducing production cost. To meet the needs of …

The indiscriminate discharge and consequent accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) from
various anthropogenic sources into the environment is a major global concern for food …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play a vital role in alleviating biotic and abiotic
stresses in plants. They enable plant growth under adverse circumstances and help …

One of the challenges in agriculture consists of the inefficiencies in agrichemical delivery
and utilization. Herein, a biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanoplatform was …

Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) have been used to enhance crop productivity. The
effect of native PGPB and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in combination on wheat yield …

Microbial inoculants containing arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are potential tools in
increasing the sustainability of our food production systems. Given the demand for …

Soil salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting plant growth and
productivity. The breeding of salt-tolerant wheat cultivars has substantially relieved the …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) currently ranks second in the world's production of grain
legumes and it is considered a cheap source of plant-based protein. In Mediterranean …