Rhizosphere engineering with plant growth-promoting microorganisms for agriculture and ecological sustainability

S Hakim, T Naqqash, MS Nawaz, I Laraib… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The rhizosphere is undoubtedly the most complex microhabitat, comprised of an integrated
network of plant roots, soil, and a diverse consortium of bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and …

PGPR in agriculture: A sustainable approach to increasing climate change resilience

A Shah, M Nazari, M Antar, LA Msimbira… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Growing environmental concerns are potentially narrowing global yield capacity of
agricultural systems. Climate change is the most significant problem the world is currently …

Microbe to microbiome: a paradigm shift in the application of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture

P Ray, V Lakshmanan, JL Labbé… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: Salt stress alleviators to improve crop productivity for sustainable agriculture development

KC Kumawat, B Sharma, S Nagpal, A Kumar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinity, a growing issue worldwide, is a detrimental consequence of the ever-changing
climate, which has highlighted and worsened the conditions associated with damaged soil …

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 …

Unraveling consequences of soil micro-and nano-plastic pollution on soil-plant system: Implications for nitrogen (N) cycling and soil microbial activity

S Iqbal, J Xu, SD Allen, S Khan, S Nadir, MS Arif… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Micro-and nano-plastics have widely been recognized as major global environmental
problem due to its widespread use and inadequate waste management. The emergence of …

Going back to the roots: the microbial ecology of the rhizosphere

L Philippot, JM Raaijmakers, P Lemanceau… - Nature reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
The rhizosphere is the interface between plant roots and soil where interactions among a
myriad of microorganisms and invertebrates affect biogeochemical cycling, plant growth and …

Rhizosphere engineering: enhancing sustainable plant ecosystem productivity

AH Ahkami, RA White III, PP Handakumbura… - Rhizosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The rhizosphere is arguably the most complex microbial habitat on earth, comprising an
integrated network of plant roots, soil and a diverse microbial consortium of bacteria …

Polystyrene nano-and microplastic accumulation at Arabidopsis and wheat root cap cells, but no evidence for uptake into roots

SE Taylor, CI Pearce, KA Sanguinet, D Hu… - Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Association of plastic particles with plant roots could represent a pathway for human
consumption of plastic and plastic-associated organic contaminants. Here, we investigated …

Lead toxicity in cereals: Mechanistic insight into toxicity, mode of action, and management

M Aslam, A Aslam, M Sheraz, B Ali… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cereals are the major contributors to global food supply, accounting for more than half of the
total human calorie requirements. Sustainable availability of quality cereal grains is an …