The use of microbial inoculants for biological control, plant growth promotion, and sustainable agriculture: A review

ASM Elnahal, MT El-Saadony, AM Saad… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microbial control agents serve as alternatives to synthetic pesticides for the management of
insect pests and plant pathogens. Naturally occurring microorganisms such as bacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Root exudates contribute to belowground ecosystem hotspots: A review

W Ma, S Tang, Z Dengzeng, D Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Root exudates are an essential carrier for material cycling, energy exchange, and
information transfer between the belowground parts of plants and the soil. We synthesize …

[HTML][HTML] Alleviation of salinity stress in plants by endophytic plant-fungal symbiosis: Current knowledge, perspectives and future directions

S Gupta, M Schillaci, R Walker, PMC Smith, M Watt… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Salinization of soil with sodium chloride ions inhibits plant functions, causing reduction of
yield of crops. Salt tolerant microorganisms have been studied to enhance crop growth …

[HTML][HTML] The interactions of rhizodeposits with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere: a review

MK Hassan, JA McInroy, JW Kloepper - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rhizodeposits, root exudates, and root border cells are vital components of the rhizosphere
that significantly affect root colonization capacity and multiplication of rhizosphere microbes …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary metabolites in fungus-plant interactions

T Pusztahelyi, IJ Holb, I Pócsi - Frontiers in plant science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Fungi and plants are rich sources of thousands of secondary metabolites. The genetically
coded possibilities for secondary metabolite production, the stimuli of the production, and …

[HTML][HTML] Root exudate metabolomes change under drought and show limited capacity for recovery

A Gargallo-Garriga, C Preece, J Sardans, M Oravec… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Root exudates comprise a large variety of compounds released by plants into the
rhizosphere, including low-molecular-weight primary metabolites (particularly saccharides …

Rhizosphere microbiome assemblage is affected by plant development

JM Chaparro, DV Badri, JM Vivanco - The ISME journal, 2014 - academic.oup.com
There is a concerted understanding of the ability of root exudates to influence the structure of
rhizosphere microbial communities. However, our knowledge of the connection between …

Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and microbial communities

XF Huang, JM Chaparro, KF Reardon, R Zhang… - Botany, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
The study of the interactions between plants and their microbial communities in the
rhizosphere is important for developing sustainable management practices and agricultural …

Comparative bioremediation of heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons co-contaminated soil by natural attenuation, phytoremediation, bioaugmentation and …

AC Agnello, M Bagard, ED van Hullebusch… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biological remediation technologies are an environmentally friendly approach for the
treatment of polluted soils. This study evaluated through a pot experiment four …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth promoting rhizobia: challenges and opportunities

S Gopalakrishnan, A Sathya, R Vijayabharathi… - 3 Biotech, 2015 - Springer
Modern agriculture faces challenges, such as loss of soil fertility, fluctuating climatic factors
and increasing pathogen and pest attacks. Sustainability and environmental safety of …