Microbial endophytes are present in all known plant species. The ability to enter and thrive
in the plant tissues makes endophytes unique, showing multidimensional interactions within …

Cobalt is a transition metal located in the fourth row of the periodic table and is a neighbor of
iron and nickel. It has been considered an essential element for prokaryotes, human beings …

Numerous microbial communities show synergistic and antagonistic interactions among
themselves, resulting in benefit and harm to either or both the associated members. The …

Microbes are capable of colonizing the rhizosphere and phyllosphere as well as living
inside the plant tissues as endophytes. The microbiomes associated with the crops have the …

In order to address the ever-increasing problem of the world's population food needs, the
optimization of farming crops yield, the combat of iron deficiency in plants (chlorosis) and the …

The use of plant growth-promoting microbes may prove useful in developing strategies to
facilitate growth of different crops. The use of microbe formulation with the aim of improving …

Agricultural production—a major contributing factor towards global food supply—is highly
reliant on field crops which are under severe threats ranging from poor soil quality, biotic …

The Atacama Desert in Chile—hyperarid and with high–ultraviolet irradiance levels—is one
of the harshest environments on Earth. Yet, dozens of species grow there, including …

Salinity is one of the most damaging abiotic stresses due to climate change impacts that
affect the growth and yield of crops, especially in lowland rice fields and coastal areas. This …

Plant growth promoting diazotrophs with the ability to associate with plant roots are in
common use as inoculants to benefit crop yield and to mitigate chemical nitrogen …