Modern intensive agricultural practices face numerous challenges that pose major threats to
global food security. In order to address the nutritional requirements of the ever-increasing …

Global population growth poses a threat to food security in an era of increased ecosystem
degradation, climate change, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. In this context, harnessing …

More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

Biofertilizers consists of the microorganisms bringing about the improvement of the nutrients
of the soil enhancing their accessibility to the crops. Plant nutrients form the most vital …

The species belonging to the Sphingomonas genus possess multifaceted functions ranging
from remediation of environmental contaminations to producing highly beneficial …

The above ground growth of the plant is highly dependent on the belowground root system.
Rhizosphere is the zone of continuous interplay between plant roots and soil microbial …

Tomorrow's agriculture, challenged by increasing global demand for food, scarcity of arable
lands, and resources alongside multiple environment pressures, needs to be managed …

The genus Azospirillum comprises plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), which have
been broadly studied. The benefits to plants by inoculation with Azospirillum have been …

All plants are inhabited internally by diverse microbial communities comprising bacterial,
archaeal, fungal, and protistic taxa. These microorganisms showing endophytic lifestyles …

Intercropping is a powerful way to promote a more diversified plant community in the field,
thereby enabling complementary and facilitative relationships. In these systems, legumes …