The use of indigenous bacterial root endophytes with biocontrol activity against soil-borne
phytopathogens is an environmentally-friendly and ecologically-efficient action within an …

Survival of every organism on earth depends on its interactions with other organisms. For
example, animals form associations with the intestinal microflora, while plants develop …

Background and aims Seeds are involved in the transmission of microorganisms from one
plant generation to another and consequently may act as the initial inoculum source for the …

Contamination of paddy soils with arsenic (As) can cause phytotoxicity in rice and increase
the accumulation of arsenic in grains. The uptake and accumulation of As in rice depends on …

Higher plants continually compete with microbes to conserve their predominance within the
particular niche. Plants have evolved constant relationships with a suite of microbes, known …

Global warming is currently a much discussed topic with as yet largely unexplored
consequences for agro-ecosystems. Little is known about the warming effect on the bacterial …

Bioremediation, based on the use of microorganisms to break down pollutants, can be very
effective at reducing soil pollution. But the climate change we are now experiencing is …

Trichoderma spp colonizes the plant rhizosphere and provides pathogen resistance, abiotic
stress tolerance, and enhance growth and development. We evaluated the Arabidopsis …

Increasing human impacts on forests, including unintentional movement of pathogens,
climate change, and large-scale intensive plantations, are associated with an …

We examined the effect of soil microbial communities on plant physiological responses to
drought. Bouteloua gracilis seeds were planted in sterilized sand with (inoculated) and …