Potential of plant beneficial bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of metal-contaminated saline soils

Y Ma, M Rajkumar, RS Oliveira, C Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation has been considered as a promising technique to decontaminate polluted
soils. However, climatic stress particularly salinity, is a potential threat to soil properties and …

Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the remediation of metal contaminated soils

MS Khan, A Zaidi, PA Wani, M Oves - Environmental chemistry letters, 2009 - Springer
Pollution of the biosphere by the toxic metals is a global threat that has accelerated
dramatically since the beginning of industrial revolution. The primary source of this pollution …

Inoculation of Brassica oxyrrhina with plant growth promoting bacteria for the improvement of heavy metal phytoremediation under drought conditions

Y Ma, M Rajkumar, C Zhang, H Freitas - Journal of hazardous materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of drought resistant serpentine
rhizobacteria on plant growth and metal uptake by Brassica oxyrrhina under drought stress …

Recent developments in microbe–plant-based bioremediation for tackling heavy metal-polluted soils

L Saha, J Tiwari, K Bauddh, Y Ma - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Soil contamination with heavy metals (HMs) is a serious concern for the developing world
due to its non-biodegradability and significant potential to damage the ecosystem and …

Value added phytoremediation of metal stressed soils using phosphate solubilizing microbial consortium

P Gupta, V Kumar - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
The presence of heavy metals in the soil is a matter of growing concern due to their toxic and
non-biodegradable nature. Lack of effectiveness of various conventional methods due to …

Biosurfactant and exopolysaccharide-assisted rhizobacterial technique for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil: An advancement in metal …

S Lal, S Ratna, OB Said, R Kumar - Environmental Technology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biosurfactant and exopolysaccharide producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria can
be a best tool for increasing the efficiency of plant assisted remediation of heavy metal …

Role of bioremediation agents (bacteria, fungi, and algae) in alleviating heavy metal toxicity

Z Hassan, S Ali, M Rizwan, M Ibrahim, M Nafees… - Probiotics in …, 2017 - Springer
Heavy metals are environmental contaminants globally. They have polluted agricultural soils
and caused detrimental effects on our ecosystem. Toxic effects of heavy metals have been …

Green remediation of toxic metals contaminated mining soil using bacterial consortium and Brassica juncea

PGSA Jeyasundar, A Ali, M Azeem, Y Li, D Guo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganism-assisted phytoremediation is being developed as an efficient green
approach for management of toxic metals contaminated soils and mitigating the potential …

Heavy metal polluted soils: effect on plants and bioremediation methods

GU Chibuike, SC Obiora - Applied and environmental soil …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in
geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in …

Rhizoremediation of metals: harnessing microbial communities

SPB Kamaludeen, K Ramasamy - Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2008 - Springer
With the increasing successful stories of decontamination, different strategies for metal
remediation are gaining importance and popularization in developing countries …