Soil microbial populations are immersed in a framework of interactions known to affect plant
fitness and soil quality. They are involved in fundamental activities that ensure the stability …

Phytoremediation is a promising technology that uses plants and their associated microbes
to clean up contaminants from the environment. In recent years, phytoremediation assisted …

Mining activities generally decrease topsoil and vegetation, reduce soil biodiversity, and
yield extremely harsh environmental conditions, which in turn limit natural revegetation and …

Although plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have been reported to influence
plant growth, yield and nutrient uptake by an array of mechanisms, the specific traits by …

The continuous cropping (CC) of major agricultural, horticultural, and industrial crops is an
established practice worldwide, though it has significant soil health-related concerns …

Temperate and boreal forests are increasingly suffering from anthropic degradation.
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are symbionts with most temperate and boreal forest trees …

Different kinds of soil microorganisms belonging to several taxa of the bacteria, fungi, and
possibly, protozoa kingdoms, colonizing the rhizosphere or the plant tissues and promoting …

Abiotic stresses are an increasing challenge to crop production all over the world. These
stresses include high and low temperatures, salinity, flooding, drought, nutrient limitation …

Background and aims Nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) limitation to primary productivity
and other biological processes can change in a variety of ways as ecosystems develop …

An intensive agricultural production is necessary to satisfy food requirements for the growing
world population. However, its realization is associated with the mass consumption of non …