Two billion people worldwide take rice (Oryza sativa L.) as a staple food. Phosphorus (P)
and Nitrogen (N) are the major requirements of rice; although these are available in limited …

Mineral nutrition of crop plants is one of the major challenges faced by modern agriculture,
particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In alkaline calcareous soils, the availability of …

Background Low phosphorus availability limits crop production in alkaline calcareous soils
in semi-arid regions including Pakistan. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria may improve crop …

Zinc is an essential micronutrient necessary for optimal development of tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum L.). Zinc-solubilizing microbes could be substitutes for zinc supplementation …

Zinc solubilizing rhizobacteria make available the insoluble indigenous zinc compounds in
soil thus can improve plant growth. Current study was conducted to isolate (labelled as AN1 …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are associated both with the rhizosphere
and/or may be non-rhizospheric. The present study isolation, screening and molecular …

Zinc is an essential micronutrient necessary for the optimal development and yield of Okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus L.). Plants absorb zinc in soluble form as Zn2+; a large amount of …

Chromium (Cr) is a well-known environmental pollutant while less information is available
on the role of Cr-resistant bacteria in the alleviation of Cr-stress in chili (Capsicum annum L.) …

In search of an effective biological control agent against the tomato pathogen Fusarium
oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, rhizospheric soil samples were collected from eight agro …

Waste slag has low nutrient content, so it has insufficient nutrient cycling and transformation
in the soil ecosystem. There are few studies on the application of oligotrophic phosphate …