Rhizosphere bacteria in plant growth promotion, biocontrol, and bioremediation of contaminated sites: a comprehensive review of effects and mechanisms

Q Saeed, W **ukang, FU Haider, J Kučerik… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

Agricultural sustainability: microbial biofertilizers in rhizosphere management

OA Fasusi, C Cruz, OO Babalola - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world's human population continues to increase, posing a significant challenge in
ensuring food security, as soil nutrients and fertility are limited and decreasing with time …

The role of plant growth-promoting bacteria in alleviating the adverse effects of drought on plants

K Abdelaal, M AlKahtani, K Attia, Y Hafez, L Király… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Among abiotic stress factors, drought is one of the most detrimental factors
in arid and semiarid regions, causing a significant decrease in plant growth and yield in …

Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in regulating growth, enhancing productivity, and potentially influencing ecosystems under abiotic and biotic stresses

A Wahab, M Muhammad, A Munir, G Abdi, W Zaman… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with the roots of nearly all
land-dwelling plants, increasing growth and productivity, especially during abiotic stress …

A meta-analysis of biostimulant yield effectiveness in field trials

J Li, T Van Gerrewey, D Geelen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Today's agriculture faces many concerns in maintaining crop yield while adapting to climate
change and transitioning to more sustainable cultivation practices. The application of plant …

Biodiversity, current developments and potential biotechnological applications of phosphorus-solubilizing and-mobilizing microbes: a review

K Divjot, KL Rana, K Tanvir, N Yadav, AN Yadav… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
As one of the most important and essential macronutrients next to nitrogen, phosphorus (P)
is important for plant development, but it is the least mobile nutrient element in plant and soil …

Hydrogen cyanide production by soil bacteria: Biological control of pests and promotion of plant growth in sustainable agriculture

A Sehrawat, SS Sindhu, BR Glick - Pedosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, plant diseases and insect infestations are mainly controlled by the extraneous
application of pesticides. Unfortunately, the indiscriminate use of such agrochemicals can …

Microalgae-based biotechnology as alternative biofertilizers for soil enhancement and carbon footprint reduction: Advantages and implications

JG Osorio-Reyes, HM Valenzuela-Amaro… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the constant growth of the human population and anthropological activity, it has
become necessary to use sustainable and affordable technologies that satisfy the current …

Plant growth-promoting fungi as biocontrol tool against fusarium wilt disease of tomato plant

MS Attia, AM Abdelaziz, AA Al-Askar, AA Arishi… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) improve plant health and resist plant pathogens. The
present study was carried out to biocontrol tomato Fusarium wilt using PGPF through …

Endophytic microbes: biodiversity, plant growth-promoting mechanisms and potential applications for agricultural sustainability

KL Rana, D Kour, T Kaur, R Devi, AN Yadav… - Antonie Van …, 2020 - Springer
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 …