Beneficial soil microorganisms can contribute to biocontrol of plant pests and diseases,
induce systemic resistance (ISR) against attackers, and enhance crop yield. Using organic …

Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects
the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present the soil resources are under severe …

The application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to agro-ecosystems is
considered to have the potential for improving plant growth in extreme environments …

Global change is altering species distributions and thus interactions among organisms.
Organisms live in concert with thousands of other species, some beneficial, some …

Host-associated bacterial communities can function as an important line of defence against
pathogens in animals and plants. Empirical evidence and theoretical predictions suggest …

Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) are produced by a wide array of
microorganisms ranging from bacteria to fungi. A growing body of evidence indicates that …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play an important role in sustainable
agriculture through the improvement of plant growth via different processes like biological …

Plants are known to influence belowground microbial community structure along their roots,
but the impacts of plant species richness and plant functional group (FG) identity on …

Background and aims Many plant growth-promoting endophytes (PGPE) possessing 1-
aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase activity can reduce the level of stress …

This review describes the current methods for exploiting and applying plant growth-
promoting rhizbacteria (PGPR), elicitors and semiochemical products in contemporary …