Microbial inoculation of seed for improved crop performance: issues and opportunities

M O'Callaghan - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
There is increasing interest in the use of beneficial microorganisms as alternatives to
chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilisers in agricultural production. Application of …

Seed biopriming for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem restoration

P Singh, A Vaishnav, H Liu, C Xiong… - Microbial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of microbial inoculants in the realm of sustainable agricultural and ecosystem
restoration has witnessed a surge in recent decades. This rise is largely attributed to …

Seed biopriming with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: a review

A Mahmood, OC Turgay, M Farooq… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Beneficial microbes are applied to the soil and plant tissues directly or through seed
inoculation, whereas soil application is preferred when there is risk of inhibitors or …

Microbial inoculants for soil quality and plant health

ET Alori, MO Dare, OO Babalola - Sustainable agriculture reviews, 2017 - Springer
Agriculture is the major economic activity of most developing countries engaging more than
50% of the population. Low world crop productivity due to low soil moisture, low nutrient …

Soil microbial inoculants for sustainable agriculture: Limitations and opportunities

M O'Callaghan, RA Ballard… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being
driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of microbial inoculation for sustainable development and environmental management

M Ahmad, L Pataczek, TH Hilger, ZA Zahir… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
How to sustainably feed a growing global population is a question still without an answer.
Particularly farmers, to increase production, tend to apply more fertilizers and pesticides, a …

Legume seed inoculation technology—a review

R Deaker, RJ Roughley, IR Kennedy - Soil biology and biochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Inoculation of legume seed is an efficient and convenient way of introducing effective
rhizobia to soil and subsequently the rhizosphere of legumes. However, its full potential is …

Microbial inoculants: potential tool for sustainability of agricultural production systems

R Sammauria, S Kumawat, P Kumawat, J Singh… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial inoculants are gaining importance for attaining sustainable agricultural production
systems. Nutrient supply capacity of soil is diminishing continuously owing to soil erosions …

[HTML][HTML] Seed coating: a tool for delivering beneficial microbes to agricultural crops

I Rocha, Y Ma, P Souza-Alonso, M Vosátka… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plant beneficial microbes (PBMs), such as plant growth-promoting bacteria, rhizobia,
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and Trichoderma, can reduce the use of agrochemicals and …

Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013)

Y Bashan, LE de-Bashan, SR Prabhu, JP Hernandez - Plant and soil, 2014 - Springer
Background Inoculation of plants to enhance yield of crops and performance of other plants
is a century old, proven technology for rhizobia and a newer venue for plant growth …