Perspectives of using fungi as bioresource for bioremediation of pesticides in the environment: a critical review

Z Maqbool, S Hussain, M Imran, F Mahmood… - … science and pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Pesticides are used for controlling the development of various pests in agricultural crops
worldwide. Despite their agricultural benefits, pesticides are often considered a serious …

Microbial catabolism of chemical herbicides: microbial resources, metabolic pathways and catabolic genes

X Huang, J He, X Yan, Q Hong, K Chen, Q He… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chemical herbicides are widely used to control weeds and are frequently detected as
contaminants in the environment. Due to their toxicity, the environmental fate of herbicides is …

[PDF][PDF] Prospects of zinc solubilizing bacteria for enhancing growth of maize.

A Hussain, M Arshad, ZA Zahir… - Pakistan journal of …, 2015 - api.pakjas.com.pk
Zinc (Zn) is an important micronutrient and its adequate supply is considered indispensable
for growth, development and normal functioning of plants. Recent reports reveal that more …

Appraising the potential of EPS‐producing rhizobacteria with ACC‐deaminase activity to improve growth and physiology of maize under drought stress

SM Nadeem, M Ahmad, MA Tufail… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rhizobacteria containing 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid‐deaminase (ACC‐
deaminase) and exopolysaccharides (EPS) activity are important to induce stress tolerance …

Inducing drought tolerance in wheat through exopolysaccharide-producing rhizobacteria

M Latif, SAH Bukhari, AA Alrajhi, FS Alotaibi, M Ahmad… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat is the main staple food in the world, so it is the backbone of food security. Drought not
only affects growth and development but also ultimately has a severe impact on the overall …

Integrated use of phosphate-solubilizing Bacillus subtilis strain IA6 and zinc-solubilizing Bacillus sp. strain IA16: a promising approach for improving cotton growth

I Ahmad, M Ahmad, A Hussain, M Jamil - Folia Microbiologica, 2021 - Springer
Mineral nutrition of crop plants is one of the major challenges faced by modern agriculture,
particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In alkaline calcareous soils, the availability of …

Abiotic and biotic processes governing the fate of phenylurea herbicides in soils: a review

S Hussain, M Arshad, D Springael… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Phenylurea herbicides are world widely used for controlling the development of various
broad leaf weeds in cereal crops. Despite their agronomic interest, these herbicides are of …

Changes of biomass and bacterial communities in biological activated carbon filters for drinking water treatment

X Liao, C Chen, Z Wang, R Wan, CH Chang… - Process …, 2013 - Elsevier
Biological activated carbon (BAC) filtration can usually perform well in removal of
biodegradable organic compounds in drinking waters. In this study, a pilot-scale down-flow …

Changes in the microbiome in the soil of an American ginseng continuous plantation

J Zhang, S Fan, J Qin, J Dai, F Zhao, L Gao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
American ginseng is an important herbal medicinal crop in China. In recent years, there has
been an increasing market demand for ginseng, but the production area has been shrinking …

Preliminary study on phosphate solubilizing Bacillus subtilis strain Q3 and Paenibacillus sp. strain Q6 for improving cotton growth under alkaline conditions

M Ahmad, I Ahmad, TH Hilger, SM Nadeem, MF Akhtar… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Low phosphorus availability limits crop production in alkaline calcareous soils
in semi-arid regions including Pakistan. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria may improve crop …