This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant
biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this …

Environmental (abiotic) stresses significantly threaten the worldwide crop production and
food security. Rapid, drastic changes in the global climate have exacerbated such stresses …

Microbes of the phytomicrobiome are associated with every plant tissue and, in combination
with the plant form the holobiont. Plants regulate the composition and activity of their …

The genus Bacillus is one of the predominant bacterial genera found in soil, and several
species of this genus have been reported from diverse ecological niches. Endowed with …

The practice of agriculture has always been a source of food production. The increase in the
global population leads to improvements in agriculture, increasing crop quality and yield …

Endophytic microbes are known to live asymptomatically inside their host throughout
different stages of their life cycle and play crucial roles in the growth, development, fitness …

The biotic and abiotic stresses are key constraints for food quality, crop yield and global food
security. It is necessary to take action to cope with global threats caused by abiotic and biotic …

As a major food crop, rice (Oryza sativa) is produced and consumed by nearly 90% of the
population in Asia with less than 9% produced outside Asia. Hence, reports on large scale …

The rhizosphere is the region around plant roots where maximum microbial activities occur.
In the rhizosphere both beneficial and harmful activities of microorganisms affect plant …

Minerals are the key factor determining human beings' optimum growth and development.
The deficiencies of minerals and vitamins hinder the human normal growth and …