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 …

Soil salinity has emerged as a serious issue for global food security. It is estimated that
currently about 62 million hectares or 20 percent of the world's irrigated land is affected by …

Salinity stress is a barrier to crop production, quality yield, and sustainable agriculture. The
current study investigated the plant growth promotion, biochemical and molecular …

To date, soil salinity becomes a huge obstacle for food production worldwide since salt
stress is one of the major factors limiting agricultural productivity. It is estimated that a …

Salinity in agricultural soil is a major problem around the world, with negative consequences
for the growth and production of a wide range of crops. To counteract these harmful effects …

Endophytic bacteria colonize plants and live inside them for part of or throughout their life
without causing any harm or disease to their hosts. The symbiotic relationship improves the …

Background The collective impact of climate change and soil salinity is continuously
increasing the degraded lands across the globe, bringing agricultural productivity and food …

Soil salinity is the major abiotic stress that disrupts nutrient uptake, hinders plant growth, and
threatens agricultural production. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are the most …

Plants benefit extensively from endophytic bacteria, which live in host plant tissues exerting
no harmful effects. Bacterial endophytes promote the growth of host plants and enhance …

Plants exist in close association with uncountable numbers of microorganisms around, on,
and within them. Some of these endophytically colonize plant roots. The colonization of roots …