Because of their ability to transform atmospheric N2 into ammonia that can be used by the
plant, researchers were originally very optimistic about the potential of associative …

Biological N2 fixation (BNF) by associative diazotrophic bacteria is a spontaneous process
where soil N is limited and adequate C sources are available. Yet the ability of these …

Some beneficial plant-interacting bacteria can biologically fix N2 to plant-available
ammonium. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is an important source of nitrogen (N) input in …

During and after the green revolution in the last century, agrochemicals especially nitrogen
(N) were extensively used. However, it resulted in a remarkable increase in crop yield but …

Endophytic bacteria represents a unique class of bacteria that can colonize interior tissues
of plant and provide a range of benefits to the plant similar to those provided by the …

Many bacteria and fungi can enhance plant growth. The present review is limited to plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). However, it includes endophytic bacteria that show …

The functional analysis of phytohormone production, interaction, and regulation in higher
plants has re-emerged in the past 10 years due to spectacular advances in integrative study …

It is now well accepted that nitrogen-fixing bacteria colonising graminaceous plants can be
grouped into three categories: 1, rhizosphere organisms; 2, facultative endophytes and 3 …

In an agro‐ecosystem, industrially produced nitrogenous fertilizers are the principal sources
of nitrogen for plant growth; unfortunately these also serve as the leading sources of …

There is strong evidence that non-leguminous field crops sometimes benefit from
associations with diazotrophs. Significantly, the potential benefit from N 2 fixation is usually …