Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

Heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils is one of main concerns causing some of the
different ecological and environmental problems. Excess accumulation of these metals in …

Environmental stress is a major challenge for sustainable food production as it reduces yield
by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) which pose a threat to cell organelles and …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are soil bacteria that are able to colonize
rhizosphere and to enhance plant growth by means of a wide variety of mechanisms like …

Continued industrialization, agricultural practices, and other anthropogenic activities lead to
heavy metals contamination. Heavy metals have severe toxic effects on plants, animals, and …

Plants and microbes coexist or compete for survival and their cohesive interactions play a
vital role in adapting to metalliferous environments, and can thus be explored to improve …

Experiments conducted to understand how arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inoculation or
biochar application affect plant growth and heavy metal uptake have thus far looked at …

Rapid industrialization, modern agricultural practices and other anthropogenic activities add
a significant quantity of toxic heavy metals into the environment, which induces severe toxic …

Siderophores are organic compounds with low molecular masses that are produced by
microorganisms and plants growing under low iron conditions. The primary function of these …