Global population growth poses a threat to food security in an era of increased ecosystem
degradation, climate change, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. In this context, harnessing …

The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being
driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases …

For years, agrochemical fertilizers have been used in agriculture for crop production.
However, intensive utilization of chemical fertilizers is not an ecological and environmental …

Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

Soil microbiomes are extremely complex, with dense networks of interconnected microbial
species underpinning vital functions for the ecosystem. In advanced agricultural research …

Biofilms are increasingly recognised as a critical global issue in a multitude of industries
impacting health, food and water security, marine sector, and industrial processes resulting …

The world's population is expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, placing
unprecedented demands on agriculture and natural resources. The risk in food security is …

Sustainable agriculture requires the recruitment of bacterial agents to reduce the demand for
mineral fertilizers and pesticides such as bacterial endophytes. Bacterial endophytes …

Microorganisms have long been isolated from soils to develop microbial inoculants, with the
goal of spiking them into new soils to augment target functions. However, establishment can …

Miscanthus× giganteus (Miscanthus) is a robust bioenergy crop, able to withstand the poor
soil fertility found on marginal lands (eg, anthropogenically disturbed lands). Mounting …