Modern intensive agricultural practices face numerous challenges that pose major threats to
global food security. In order to address the nutritional requirements of the ever-increasing …

Phosphorus (P) availability is usually low in soils around the globe. Most soils have a
deficiency of available P; if they are not fertilized, they will not be able to satisfy the P …

Phytohormones (PHs) play crucial role in regulation of various physiological and
biochemical processes that govern plant growth and yield under optimal and stress …

Climate change has exacerbated the effects of abiotic stresses on plant growth and
productivity. Drought is one of the most important abiotic stress factors that interfere with …

Many of the world's soils are experiencing degradation at an alarming rate. Climate change
and some agricultural management practices, such as tillage and excessive use of …

Microorganisms colonizing the plant rhizosphere provide a number of beneficial functions
for their host. Although an increasing number of investigations clarified the great functional …

To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

Population growth and increase in food requirement is the global problem. It is inevitable to
introduce new practices that help to increase agricultural productivity. Use of plant growth …

Phosphorus is the second important key element after nitrogen as a mineral nutrient in terms
of quantitative plant requirement. Although abundant in soils, in both organic and inorganic …

Bacterial and fungal endophytes are widespread inhabitants inside plant tissues and have
been shown to assist plant growth and health. However, little is known about plant growth …