Agriculture has a lot of responsibility as the rise in the world's population demands more
food requirements. However, more than one type of biotic and abiotic stress continually …

The rhizosphere is the region around the plant roots where maximum microbial activities
occur. In the rhizosphere, microorganisms' beneficial and harmful activities affect plant …

Barley is among the most cultivated cereals in areas suffering water deficit, which impacts
their growth and crop production. Here, we aimed to select plant growth-promoting …

The genus Streptomyces is the most abundant and essential microbes in the soil microbial
community. Streptomyces are familiar and have great potential to produce a large variety of …

Plastics are flexible and can be molded and pressed into solid things in a range of shapes
and sizes, allowing them to be widely used in several fields of life. A rising accretion of …

Heavy metal toxicity affects aquatic plants and animals, disturbing biodiversity and
ecological balance causing bioaccumulation of heavy metals. Industrialization and …

Many plants, including anise, have tiny, non-uniform seeds with low and light nutrient
reserves. The seeds also show a weak establishment, especially under stressful conditions …

The quorum-sensing (QS) cascade is responsible for the colonization and phenotypic
behavior of the pathogenic organism and the regulation of diverse signal molecules. The …

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) Azotobacter spp. is the most promising bacteria
among all microorganisms. It is an aerobic, free-living, and N2-fixing bacterium that …

It is well-known that phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) promote crop growth and yield.
The information regarding characterization of PSB isolated from agroforestry systems and …