Simple Summary Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are an eco-friendly
alternative to the use of chemicals in agricultural production and crop protection. However …

Sustainable agriculture requires the application of bioinoculants to control plant pests and
increase productivity. Thus, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have emerged as …

Environmental challenges like drought, salinity, heavy metals and pesticides
directly/indirectly influence the environment and decreased the agricultural output. During its …

Our heavy reliance on chemical fertilizers for agricultural practices has fostered the
development of a vast industry that is producing chemicals that are toxic not only for humans …

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 …

Application of siderophore-producing microorganisms (SPMs), as an environmentally
friendly approach, facilitates plant growth and survival under heavy metals toxicity. This …

The use of biological control agents (BCA), alone or in combination with other management
measures, has gained attention over the past decades, driven by the need to seek for …

Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are soil bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere
of plants, enhance plant growth, and may alleviate environmental stress, thus constituting a …

Although copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for all living organisms, it can be toxic at
low concentrations. Its beneficial effects are therefore only observed for a narrow range of …

Siderophores are low molecular weight iron chelating secondary metabolites synthesized by
various groups of microorganisms help in scavenging iron-limited conditions. Siderophores …