Plant mineral nutrition has immense significance for crop productivity and human well-being.
Soil acidity plays a major role in determining the nutrient availability that influences plant …

Plant-microbe interactions are pivotal for ecosystem dynamics and sustainable agriculture,
and are influenced by various factors, such as host characteristics, environmental …

The rhizosphere effect occurring at the root-soil interface has increasingly been shown to
play a key role in plant fitness and soil functionality, influencing plants resilience. Here, for …

The overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilizers in crop farming has led to a decrease in
crop quality and negative impacts on soil and the environment. It is crucial to adopt …

Intercropping with Pleurotus ostreatus has been demonstrated to increase the tea yield and
alleviate soil acidification in tea gardens. However, the underlying mechanisms remain …

Amid growing environmental concerns and the imperative for sustainable agricultural
practices, this study examines the potential of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria as biofertilizers …

In this study we evaluated an alternative strategy to inhibit cadmium (Cd) uptake with
synthetic bacterial community (SynCom) in cereal-legume intercropping under Cd …

Microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses, inhabit the soil in
staggering numbers. These microscopic inhabitants form complex communities known as …

The soil microbiome plays a key role in plant health. Native soil microbiome inoculation,
metagenomic profiling, and high-throughput cultivation require efficient microbe extraction …

Currently, climate change-related environmental issues associated with agriculture is
alarming and poses a potential risk to global food security, causing significant global …