Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) play many roles including defense against pathogens,
pests, and herbivores; response to environmental stresses, and mediating organismal …

Drought and salinity are among the most important environmental factors that hampered
agricultural productivity worldwide. Both stresses can induce several morphological …

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 …

Rhizospheric organisms have a unique manner of existence since many factors can
influence the shape of the microbiome. As we all know, harnessing the interaction between …

Plant-associated microbiomes can boost plant growth or control pathogens. Altering the
microbiome by inoculation with a consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria …

Methodological advances over the past two decades have propelled plant microbiome
research, allowing the field to comprehensively test ideas proposed over a century ago and …

Antibiotics in wastewater are a growing environmental concern. Increased prescription and
consumption rates have resulted in higher antibiotic wastewater concentration …

Intercropping is an adapted farming system to optimize resource-use efficiency and crop
yield, particularly in low input agricultural systems. Due to the beneficial eco-agricultural …

The rhizosphere is a thin film of soil that surrounds plant roots and the primary location of
nutrient uptake, and is where important physiological, chemical, and biological activities are …

Plants constantly come into contact with a diverse mix of pathogenic and beneficial
microbes. The ability to distinguish between them and to respond appropriately is essential …