Plant biostimulants: Importance of the quality and yield of horticultural crops and the improvement of plant tolerance to abiotic stress—A review

M Drobek, M Frąc, J Cybulska - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biostimulants are among the natural preparations that improve the general health, vitality,
and growth of plants and protect them against infections. They can be successfully used in …

Biological nitrogen fixation and prospects for ecological intensification in cereal-based crop** systems

JK Ladha, MB Peoples, PM Reddy, JC Biswas… - Field Crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the
twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome as a key player in sustainable agriculture and human health

J Suman, A Rakshit, SD Ogireddy, S Singh… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The aggregate of microorganisms in the soil environment is a microbiome that emerged as a
vital component of sustainable agriculture in the recent past. These beneficial …

Endophytes and their potential in biotic stress management and crop production

P Chaudhary, U Agri, A Chaudhary, A Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biotic stress is caused by harmful microbes that prevent plants from growing normally and
also having numerous negative effects on agriculture crops globally. Many biotic factors …

Microbial and plant-assisted bioremediation of heavy metal polluted environments: a review

OB Ojuederie, OO Babalola - … of environmental research and public health, 2017 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution from hazardous waste materials, organic pollutants and heavy
metals, has adversely affected the natural ecosystem to the detriment of man. These …

Use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) with multiple plant growth promoting traits in stress agriculture: Action mechanisms and future prospects

H Etesami, DK Maheshwari - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased incidence of abiotic stresses impacting adversely plant growth and productivity in
major crops is being witnessed all over the world. Therefore, as a result of such stress …

Bioremediation of heavy metals from industrial effluents by endophytes and their metabolic activity: Recent advances

P Sharma, S Kumar - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide, heavy metals pollution is mostly caused by rapid population growth and
industrial development which is accumulated in food webs causing a serious public health …

Inner plant values: diversity, colonization and benefits from endophytic bacteria

H Liu, LC Carvalhais, M Crawford, E Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
One of the most exciting scientific advances in recent decades has been the realization that
the diverse and immensely active microbial communities are not only 'passengers' with …

Bacterial endophyte colonization and distribution within plants

SL Kandel, PM Joubert, SL Doty - Microorganisms, 2017 - mdpi.com
The plant endosphere contains a diverse group of microbial communities. There is general
consensus that these microbial communities make significant contributions to plant health …

Abiotic stress responses and microbe-mediated mitigation in plants: the omics strategies

KK Meena, AM Sorty, UM Bitla, K Choudhary… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Abiotic stresses are the foremost limiting factors for agricultural productivity. Crop plants
need to cope up adverse external pressure created by environmental and edaphic …