Phytoremediation of heavy metals assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: a review

A Ullah, S Heng, MFH Munis, S Fahad… - … and Experimental Botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Continued industrialization, agricultural practices, and other anthropogenic activities lead to
heavy metals contamination. Heavy metals have severe toxic effects on plants, animals, and …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria-assisted phytoremediation of metalliferous soils: a review

M Ahemad - 3 Biotech, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution of soils is of great concern. The presence of the toxic metal species
above critical concentration not only harmfully affects human health but also the …

The hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola harbors metal-resistant endophytic bacteria that improve its phytoextraction capacity in multi-metal contaminated soil

Y Ma, RS Oliveira, F Nai, M Rajkumar, Y Luo… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation has recently been suggested as a successful
approach for ecological restoration of metal contaminated soils, however little information is …

Potential use of Pseudomonas koreensis AGB-1 in association with Miscanthus sinensis to remediate heavy metal (loid)-contaminated mining site soil

AG Babu, PJ Shea, D Sudhakar, IB Jung… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Endophytic bacteria have the potential to promote plant growth and heavy metal (loid)(HM)
removal from contaminated soil. Pseudomonas koreensis AGB-1, isolated from roots of …

[HTML][HTML] Rhizosphere-induced heavy metal (loid) transformation in relation to bioavailability and remediation

B Seshadri, NS Bolan, R Naidu - Journal of soil science and plant …, 2015 - SciELO Chile
Soil is the sink and source of heavy metals (both geogenic and anthropogenic) and plants
are the ecosystem regulators, balancing the chemistry of life on earth. However, roots are …

[HTML][HTML] A review on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria acting as bioinoculants and their biological approach towards the production of sustainable agriculture

V Nehra, M Choudhary - Journal of Applied and Natural …, 2015 - journals.ansfoundation.org
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are the soil bacteria inhabiting around/on the root
surface and are directly or indirectly involved in promoting plant growth and development via …

Mechanisms behind bacteria induced plant growth promotion and Zn accumulation in Brassica juncea

GA Adediran, BT Ngwenya, JFW Mosselmans… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
The growth and metal-extraction efficiency of plants exposed to toxic metals has been
reported to be enhanced by inoculating plants with certain bacteria but the mechanisms …

Indole-3-acetic acid and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase: bacterial traits required in rhizosphere, rhizoplane and/or endophytic competence by …

H Etesami, HA Alikhani… - Bacterial metabolites in …, 2015 - Springer
Majority of plants harbor a diverse community of bacteria, which can positively affect host
plant growth. Plant-associated bacteria have various plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits …

PGPR interaction: an ecofriendly approach promoting the sustainable agriculture system

U Bishnoi - Advances in botanical research, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil, the dynamic and valuable natural resource harbouring a vast collection of
microorganisms, is vital for the production of food and fibre, in addition to fulfilling critical …

[HTML][HTML] Serpentine bacteria influence metal translocation and bioconcentration of Brassica juncea and Ricinus communis grown in multi-metal polluted soils

Y Ma, M Rajkumar, I Rocha, RS Oliveira… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of inoculation of rhizosphere or endophytic
bacteria (Psychrobacter sp. SRS8 and Pseudomonas sp. A3R3, respectively) isolated from a …