Optimization of crop production in recent times has become essential to fulfil food demands
of constantly increasing human populations worldwide. To address this formidable …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

Purpose Agricultural soil has been recognized as a major sink of microplastic, an emerging
pollutant to environmental biodiversity and ecosystem. However, the impacts of microplastic …

The abrupt release of heavy metals (HM) within environment by anthropogenic sources
affect the living populations. Plants face many intricacies to survive under such conditions …

The indiscriminate use of hazardous chemical fertilizers can be reduced by applying eco-
friendly smart farming technologies, such as biofertilizers. The effects of five different types of …

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria represent a bioalternative in making soil-immobilized
phosphorus (P) available to plants, and consequently improve agriculture sustainability and …

Background Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) can solubilize insoluble phosphate
compounds and improve phosphate availability in soil. Road verges are important in urban …

In sustainable agriculture, plant nutrients are the most important elements. Biofertilisers
introduce microorganisms that improve the nutrient status of plants and increase their …

Understanding community assembly mechanisms along the geographical gradients is of
great importance in ecological research. The Taihang Mountains are the intersection of the …

Although most cultivated soils have high levels of total phosphorus (P), the levels of
bioavailable inorganic P (Pi) are insufficient. The application of plant-growth-promoting …