The importance of phosphorus in the regulation of plant growth function is well studied.
However, the role of the inorganic phosphate (Pi) molecule in the mitigation of abiotic …

Modern agriculture faces challenges, such as loss of soil fertility, fluctuating climatic factors
and increasing pathogen and pest attacks. Sustainability and environmental safety of …

Arsenic contamination of soil and groundwater due to geological and anthropogenic
sources is a profound environmental health concern. This study reports the mechanism of …

Higher plants continually compete with microbes to conserve their predominance within the
particular niche. Plants have evolved constant relationships with a suite of microbes, known …

Heavy metal pollution has emerged as a severe threat to the environment as well as global
food security. Exposure of plants to the heavy metals could cause perturbations in various …

Traditionally, the term 'rhizobia'refers to a special group of soil bacteria that can induce root
and/or stem nodules on legume plants and reduce dinitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) …

The increasing footprints of lithium (Li) in agroecosystems combined with limited recycling
options have raised uncertain consequences for important crops. Nitrogen (N 2)-fixation by …

Legume species of the flowering family Fabaceae are well known for their ability to fix
atmospheric nitrogen and enhance nitrogen pool of soil, leading to increase in crop …

The rationale could be that mung bean is cultivated in areas of arsenic contamination and
therefore it is worth investigating how Rhizobium is impacted by arsenic exposure. The …

Background Mining deposits often contain high levels of toxic elements such as mercury
(Hg) and arsenic (As) representing strong environmental hazards. The purpose of this study …