There has been many recent studies on the use of microbial antagonists to control diseases
incited by soilborne and airborne plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi, in an attempt to …

Free-living bacteria that actively colonize plant roots and provide positive effects on plant
development are called plant-growth promoting. Plant growth-promoting bacteria can …

In order to address the ever-increasing problem of the world's population food needs, the
optimization of farming crops yield, the combat of iron deficiency in plants (chlorosis) and the …

Agricultural areas of land are deteriorating every day owing to population increase, rapid
urbanization, and industrialization. To feed today's huge populations, increased crop …

Streptomyces, the most abundant and arguably the most important genus of actinomycetes,
is an important source of biologically active compounds such as antibiotics, and extracellular …

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is considered an important crop, and enhancing its production
under drought stress and changing climatic conditions to meet the challenges of global food …

Abstract Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) represents a crucial phytohormone regulating specific
tropic responses in plants and functions as a chemical signal between plant hosts and their …

Sixteen endophytic actinobacteria isolated from roots of native plants were evaluated for
their antagonistic potential against soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi. Among them, three …

Bacteria are well known producers of bioactive secondary metabolites, including some of
the most effective antibiotics in use today. While the caves of Oceania are still largely under …

Endophytes represent a ubiquitous and magical world in plants. Almost all plant species
studied by different researchers have been found to harbor one or more endophytes, which …