Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria attain increasing importance in agriculture as
biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. These properties significantly depend on the formation …

A bstract The use of nonpathogenic soil bacteria living in association with the roots of higher
plants enhances the adaptive potential of the hosts, stimulates their growth and serves as a …

Plant health is one of the issues that have to be maintained and closely monitored during
cultivation and harvest. In this regard, prevention is the key factor in organic production …

Biological control of plant pathogens and plant growth promotion by biological means is the
late tendency in biotechnological approaches for agricultural improvement. Such an …

It is well-known that there is a high frequency of plant-growth-promoting strains in Bacillus
subtilis and that these can be effective under both stressful and stress-free conditions. There …

The B. safensis RGM 2450 and B. siamensis RGM 2529 strains were isolated from the
rhizosphere of plants presenting resilience to abiotic and biotic stress conditions. To …

So far 65 fully characterized species have been assigned to the genus Bacillus. With new
diagnostic methods, it is now possible to recognize greater genetic and physiological …

Microbial plant biostimulants (MPBs) are capable of improving the productivity and quality of
crops by activating plant physiological and molecular processes, representing an efficient …

Secondary metabolites provide Bacillus subtilis with increased competitiveness towards
other microorganisms. In particular, nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) have an enormous …

Bacillus subtilis produces a wide range of secondary metabolites providing diverse plant
growth-promoting and biocontrol abilities. These secondary metabolites include …