Vegetable production is an important economic activity and a major source of vitamins,
minerals, and income in Ethiopia. However, the production of vegetables is much less …

It is unanimously admitted that the chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in modern
agriculture create a real environmental and public health problems. One of the promising …

In order to optimize the crop production and hence, to achieve food security, synthetic
fertilizers have largely been used in high input agronomic practices to offset major and …

Growth promotion and disease control by rhizobacteria are complex interrelated processes
that involve direct and indirect mechanisms. The mechanisms include synthesis of some …

The requirement for chemical fertilizers is expected to increase to 200 million tonnes by the
year 2022. Increased dependence of farmers on chemical formulations has strengthened …

Beneficial microbes have a long history in agriculture, but published data in recent decades
indicated that such microbes, particularly plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) …

Use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for the benefits of agriculture is gaining
worldwide importance and acceptance and appears to be the trend for the future. PGPR are …

In the current scenario of global climate change, increasing demand for crop production with
the significant reduction of chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in the limited resource of …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have gained extensive importance worldwide. These
are naturally occurring bacteria that actively colonize the plant roots and improve plant …

Rhizospheric soils of crop plants have more flora and fauna due to availability of more
organic compound, macronutrient and micronutrient. Rhizobacteria that exert beneficial …