Numerous harmful microorganisms and insect pests have the ability to cause plant
infections or damage, which is mostly controlled by toxic chemical agents. These chemical …

The fungi species dwelling in the rhizosphere of crop plants, revealing functions that
endeavor sustainability of the plants, are commonly referred to as 'plant-growth-promoting …

Plants develop responses to abiotic stresses, like Fe deficiency. Similarly, plants also
develop responses to cope with biotic stresses provoked by biological agents, like …

Agricultural manipulation of potentially beneficial rhizosphere microbes is increasing rapidly
due to their multi-functional plant-protective and growth related benefits. Plant growth …

Plants face a continuous threat of abiotic stresses under the changing environment.
Because of climate change, water scarcity has been shown to be a significant environmental …

In the current study, a total of 70 fungi were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of chilli
collected from six different districts of south Karnataka, India. All the rhizospheric fungi were …

Multiple long-distance signals have been identified for pathogen-induced systemic acquired
resistance, but mobile signals for symbiont-induced systemic resistance (ISR) are less well …

In the natural environment, plants communicate with various microorganisms (pathogenic or
beneficial) and exhibit differential responses. In recent years, research on microbial volatile …

Defence priming by organismal and non-organismal stimulants can reduce effects of biotic
stress in plants. Thus, it could help efforts to enhance the sustainability of agricultural …

Introduction Endophytic microorganisms are bacteria or fungi that inhabit plant internal
tissues contributing to various biological processes of plants. Some endophytic microbes …