In agroecosystems, nitrogen is one of the major nutrients limiting plant growth. To meet the
increased nitrogen demand in agriculture, synthetic fertilizers have been used extensively in …

Access to fixed or available forms of nitrogen limits the productivity of crop plants and thus
food production. Nitrogenous fertilizer production currently represents a significant expense …

Microbial communities play a pivotal role in the functioning of plants by influencing their
physiology and development. While many members of the rhizosphere microbiome are …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are the rhizosphere bacteria that can enhance
plant growth by a wide variety of mechanisms like phosphate solubilization, siderophore …

Exploitation of plant growth promoting (PGP) rhizobacteria (PGPR) as crop inoculants could
propel sustainable intensification of agriculture to feed our rapidly growing population …

Legumes obtain nitrogen from air through rhizobia residing in root nodules. Some species of
rhizobia can colonize cereals but do not fix nitrogen on them. Disabling native regulation …

Engineering N2-fixing symbioses between cereals and diazotrophic bacteria represents a
promising strategy to sustainably deliver biologically fixed nitrogen (N) in agriculture. We …

Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

This review evaluates the importance of root exudates in determining rhizosphere bacterial
community structure. We present evidence that indicates that:(1) the direct influence of root …

The rhizodeposition of plants dramatically influence the surrounding soil and its microflora.
Root exudates have pronounced selective and promoting effects on specific microbial …