The increasing need for environmentaly friendly agricultural practices is driving the use of
fertilizers based on beneficial microorganisms. The latter belong to a wide array of genera …

The massive application of chemical fertilizers to support crop production has resulted in
soil, water, and air pollution at a global scale. In the same time, this situation escalated …

Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

While microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, their distribution is governed by
environmental specificities. The use of biological fertilizers, in recent times, has received …

The application of plant beneficial microorganisms has been widely accepted as an efficient
alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Isolation and selection of efficient …

Background Inoculation of plants to enhance yield of crops and performance of other plants
is a century old, proven technology for rhizobia and a newer venue for plant growth …

The interest in biofertilizers is increasing and so is the potential for their use in sustainable
agriculture. However, many of the products that are currently available worldwide are often …

Many rhizospheric bacterial strains possess plant growth-promoting mechanisms. These
bacteria can be applied as biofertilizers in agriculture and forestry, enhancing crop yields …

Agriculture is the major economic activity of most developing countries engaging more than
50% of the population. Low world crop productivity due to low soil moisture, low nutrient …