Plant growth promotion by streptomycetes: ecophysiology, mechanisms and applications

JAJ Sousa, FL Olivares - Chemical and Biological Technologies in …, 2016 - Springer
The genus Streptomyces comprises filamentous Gram-positive bacteria that are widely
recognized for their ability to produce bioactive compounds such as antimicrobial …

Bacterial endophyte mediated plant tolerance to salinity: growth responses and mechanisms of action

P Kushwaha, PL Kashyap, AK Bhardwaj… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Salinity stress is one of the key constraints for sustainable crop production. It has gained
immense importance in the backdrop of climate change induced imbalanced terrestrial …

Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria from desert plants and their application as bioinoculants for sustainable agriculture

MDF ALKahtani, A Fouda, KA Attia, F Al-Otaibi, AM Eid… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Desert plants are able to survive under harsh environmental stresses inherent to arid and
semiarid regions due to their association with bacterial endophytes. However, the identity …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting activities for bacterial and fungal endophytes isolated from medicinal plant of Teucrium polium L.

SED Hassan - Journal of advanced research, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial and fungal endophytes are widespread inhabitants inside plant tissues and have
been shown to assist plant growth and health. However, little is known about plant growth …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from halophytes and drought-tolerant plants: Genomic characterisation and exploration of phyto-beneficial traits

K Leontidou, S Genitsaris, A Papadopoulou… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are able to provide cross-protection against
multiple stress factors and facilitate growth of their plant symbionts in many ways. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Biopesticides and their role in sustainable agricultural production

GMW Lengai, JW Muthomi - Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2018 - scirp.org
Biopesticides are derivatives of plants, microorganisms and insects. Substances from plants
and animals have been used to manage diseases in crops, animals and humans. Reliance …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas protegens MP12: A plant growth-promoting endophytic bacterium with broad-spectrum antifungal activity against grapevine phytopathogens

M Andreolli, G Zapparoli, E Angelini, G Lucchetta… - Microbiological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas sp. MP12 was isolated from a soil sample collected in a typical warm-
temperate deciduous forest near Brescia, Northern Italy. Phylogenetic analysis identified the …

Beneficial role of endophytes in biofortification of Zn in wheat genotypes varying in nutrient use efficiency grown in soils sufficient and deficient in Zn

D Singh, MVS Rajawat, R Kaushik, R Prasanna… - Plant and Soil, 2017 - Springer
Background and aim Most of the food grains show deficiency of zinc. The study was carried
out to evaluate the role of endophytes in the fortification of Zn in wheat genotypes with …

Modified chrome azurol S method for detection and estimation of siderophores having affinity for metal ions other than iron

PR Patel, SS Shaikh, RZ Sayyed - Environmental Sustainability, 2018 - Springer
Siderophores are small molecular weight (generally 1 kDa) ferric specific ligands produced
by variety of organisms to chelate iron under iron limiting conditions. Various assays have …

Hydrocarbon degradation potential and plant growth-promoting activity of culturable endophytic bacteria of Lotus corniculatus and Oenothera biennis from a long …

M Pawlik, B Cania, S Thijs, J Vangronsveld… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Many endophytic bacteria exert beneficial effects on their host, but still little is known about
the bacteria associated with plants growing in areas heavily polluted by hydrocarbons. The …