Vertical farming is on its way to becoming an addition to conventional agricultural practices,
improving sustainable food production for the growing world population under increasing …

Nutrient deficiency in most terrestrial ecosystems constrains global primary productivity.
Rhizosphere nutrient availability directly regulates plant growth and is influenced by many …

Microbial communities play a pivotal role in the functioning of plants by influencing their
physiology and development. While many members of the rhizosphere microbiome are …

Microbes exist in a range of metabolic states (for example, dormant, active and growing) and
analysis of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is frequently employed to identify the 'active'fraction of …

Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) are used as inoculants for biofertilization,
phytostimulation and biocontrol. The interactions of PGPRs with their biotic environment, for …

Plants support a diverse array of bacteria, including parasites, mutualists, and commensals
on and around their roots, in the vasculature, and on aerial tissues. These microbes have a …

Small populations are predicted to have reduced capacity to adapt to environmental change
for two reasons. First, population genetic models indicate that genetic variation and potential …

▪ Abstract Certain strains of fluorescent pseudomonads are important biological components
of agricultural soils that are suppressive to diseases caused by pathogenic fungi on crop …

▪ Abstract Rhizosphere colonization is one of the first steps in the pathogenesis of soilborne
microorganisms. It can also be crucial for the action of microbial inoculants used as …

Plant roots support the growth and activities of a wide variety of microorganisms that may
have a profound effect on the growth and/or health of plants. Among these microorganisms …