Abiotic stresses hamper plant growth and productivity. Climate change and agricultural
malpractices like excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides have aggravated the effects of …

Anthropogenic climate change, namely climate alterations induced by human activities, is
causing some issues to agricultural systems for their vulnerability to extreme events …

Recently, the agricultural sector is facing concomitant challenges of rising the productivity to
feed the growing global population and increasing the resources use efficiency, while …

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is the most common symbiotic association of plants with
microbes. AM fungi occur in the majority of natural habitats and they provide a range of …

Over the past 10 years, interest in plant biostimulants (PBs) has been on the rise compelled
by the growing interest of scientists, extension specialists, private industry, and growers in …

Soil health, and the closely related terms of soil quality and fertility, is considered as one of
the most important characteristics of soil ecosystems. The integrated approach to soil health …

Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) are a big player of the ecosystem which shows a major
concern over plant nutrition by providing access to the soil-derived nutrients. Naturally, an …

The use of bioeffectors, formally known as plant biostimulants, has become common
practice in agriculture and provides a number of benefits in stimulating growth and …

Endophytic fungi infect plant tissues by evading the immune response, potentially
stimulating stress-tolerant plant growth. The plant selectively allows microbial colonization to …

Modern agriculture increasingly demands an alternative to synthetic chemicals (fertilizers
and pesticides) in order to respond to the changes in international law and regulations, but …