More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

Soil salinity has emerged as a serious issue for global food security. It is estimated that
currently about 62 million hectares or 20 percent of the world's irrigated land is affected by …

The genus Azospirillum comprises plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), which have
been broadly studied. The benefits to plants by inoculation with Azospirillum have been …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and productivity has been negatively affected due to high soil
salinity. However, some salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (ST-PGPB) enhance …

Agriculture plays an important role in a country's economy. The sector is challenged by
many stresses, which led to huge loss in plant productivity worldwide. The ever-increasing …

Plants exist in close association with uncountable numbers of microorganisms around, on,
and within them. Some of these endophytically colonize plant roots. The colonization of roots …

Soil salinization affecting different crops is one of the serious threats to global food security.
Soil salinity affects 20% and 33% of the total cultivated and irrigated agricultural lands …

Water deficit is one of the main devastating environmental factors limiting crops productivity.
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve plant growth in stress conditions …

Soil consists of diverse microscopic life forms such as actinomycetes, algae, bacteria, fungi,
nematodes, and protozoans. But, the rhizospheric region is the most widely colonized …

Due to climate change, expansion of salt-affected arable lands has emerged as a major
threat to global food security and agricultural sustainability. Conventional crop breeding …