The use of synthetic fungicides to control fungal diseases has growing limitations due to eco-
toxicological risks. Therefore, it is necessary to replace or integrate high risk chemicals with …

Phosphate‐solubilising microorganisms (PSM) are often reported to have positive effects on
crop productivity through enhanced phosphorus (P) nutrition. Our aim was to evaluate the …

Plant-associated microorganisms fulfill important functions for plant growth and health.
Direct plant growth promotion by microbes is based on improved nutrient acquisition and …

Plant rhizosphere is the soil nearest to the plant root system where roots release large
quantity of metabolites from living root hairs or fibrous root systems. These metabolites act …

The review analyses data on physiological and biochemical influence of rhizospheric and
endophytic plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on induced the mechanisms of …

Background The natural interactions between plant roots and their rhizospheric microbiome
are vital to plant fitness, modulating both growth promotion and disease suppression. In rice …

Rock powders are low-cost potential sources of most of the nutrients required by higher
plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent …

Microorganisms are the key components of the soil biodiversity. Free-living soil bacteria
beneficial to plant growth, usually referred to as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria …

Paenibacillus polymyxa is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium that has immense
potential to be used as an environmentally friendly replacement of chemical fertilizers and …

Paenibacillus polymyxa has widely been studied as a model of plant-growth promoting
rhizobacteria (PGPR). Here, the genome sequences of 9 P. polymyxa strains, together with …