Rock powders are low-cost potential sources of most of the nutrients required by higher
plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent …

In the European Union and worldwide there are a burgeoning markets for plant growth
promoting microorganisms (PGPM) and other biological agents as soil improvers, bio …

Background Increasing the presence of beneficial soil microorganisms is a promising
sustainable alternative to support conventional and organic fertilization and may help to …

The ability of plants to take up phosphorus (P) from soil depends on root morphology and
root exudates release and can be modulated by beneficial soil microbes. These microbes …

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the potential of various microbes to enhance
plant productivity in cropping systems although their successful field application may be …

The beneficial effect of microbial consortium application on plants is strongly affected by soil
conditions, which are influenced by farming practices. The establishment of microbial …

The excessive use of fertilizers in agriculture is mainly due to the recognized plant
requirements for soluble phosphorus. This problem has limited the implementation of …

The success of beneficial bacteria in improving the crop growth and yield depends on an
adequate plant-bacteria interaction. In this work, the capability of Azospirillium brasilense …

3 4+ nutrition is considered as a universal stressful situation (recently reviewed in Li et al.,
2014; Esteban et al., 2016; Liu and Von Wirén, 2017). Briefly, the most common symptom of …

Some soil microorganisms, especially bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi, play a role in the
promotion of plant growth. However, plant growth promotion involving yeasts in soil has not …