Biochar-compost as a new option for soil improvement: Application in various problem soils

S Qian, X Zhou, Y Fu, B Song, H Yan, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the synergistic effects of biochar and compost/composting, the combined application
of biochar and compost (biochar-compost) has been recognized as a highly promising and …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: context, mechanisms of action, and roadmap to commercialization of biostimulants for sustainable agriculture

R Backer, JS Rokem, G Ilangumaran… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microbes of the phytomicrobiome are associated with every plant tissue and, in combination
with the plant form the holobiont. Plants regulate the composition and activity of their …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

Revisiting plant–microbe interactions and microbial consortia application for enhancing sustainable agriculture: a review

K Vishwakarma, N Kumar, C Shandilya… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The present scenario of agricultural sector is dependent hugely on the use of chemical-
based fertilizers and pesticides that impact the nutritional quality, health status, and …

Drought Stress Alleviation by ACC Deaminase Producing Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Enterobacter cloacae, with and without Timber Waste Biochar in Maize

S Danish, M Zafar-ul-Hye, S Fahad, S Saud, M Brtnicky… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The high consumption of water in industries, domestic areas and increasing earth
temperature are major hurdles for the optimization of maize yield. Being the third most …

Role of cytokinins for interactions of plants with microbial pathogens and pest insects

SS Akhtar, MF Mekureyaw, C Pandey… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It has been recognized that cytokinins are plant hormones that influence not only numerous
aspects of plant growth, development and physiology, including cell division, chloroplast …

Impact of biochar properties on soil conditions and agricultural sustainability: A review

MI Al‐Wabel, Q Hussain, ARA Usman… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the influences of pyrolysis conditions and feedstock types on
biochar properties and how biochar properties in turn affect soil properties. Mechanistic …

Appraisal for organic amendments and plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria to enhance crop productivity under drought stress: A review

N Ullah, A Ditta, M Imtiaz, X Li, AU Jan… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plants are sessile organisms, frequently face unfavourable growth conditions such as
drought, salinity, chilling, freezing and high‐temperature stresses, inhibiting growth and …

Collaborative impact of compost and beneficial rhizobacteria on soil properties, physiological attributes, and productivity of wheat subjected to deficit irrigation in salt …

AED Omara, EM Hafez, HS Osman, E Rashwan… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant growth and crop productivity under unfavorable environmental challenges require a
unique strategy to scavenge the severely negative impacts of these challenges such as soil …

Perspectives of microbial inoculation for sustainable development and environmental management

M Ahmad, L Pataczek, TH Hilger, ZA Zahir… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
How to sustainably feed a growing global population is a question still without an answer.
Particularly farmers, to increase production, tend to apply more fertilizers and pesticides, a …