Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …

In sustainable agriculture arbuscular mycorrhizas play a key role in helping the plant not
only to survive but to be productive under adversity. Mycorrhizal formation is an adaptive …

Disturbance of natural plant communities is the first visible indication of a desertification
process, but damage to physical, chemical, and biological soil properties is known to occur …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi as well as microbial-free inoculants used as
phytostimulators (Azospirillum) or as biological control agents of fungi (Pseudomonas and …

This study examined the effect of inoculation with the plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium
(PGPR) Pseudomonas mendocina Palleroni, alone or in combination with an arbuscular …

This study compared the effectiveness of four arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal isolates
(two autochthonous presumably drought-tolerant Glomus sp and two allochthonous …

The present study compares the stability, antioxidant, antimicrobial activity of lavender
essential oil (Lavandula spica) and its major constituents camphene and α-terpinyl acetate …

Semi-arid landscapes in the western Mediterranean have been used for millennia, resulting
in large-scale transformations and widespread degradation. In some instances, these …

The effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza on heavy metal uptake and translocation was
investigated in Cannabis sativa. Hemp was grown in the presence and absence of 100μgg …

The contribution of a bee plant species to honey production depends on the plant's nectar
secretion quality and quantity, which is mainly governed by biotic and abiotic factors. The …