The quest for enhancing agricultural yields due to increased pressure on food production
has inevitably led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals …

Salinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses threatening sustainable crop production
worldwide. The extent of salinity affected area is expected to cover about 50% of total …

Soil salinity has emerged as a serious issue for global food security. It is estimated that
currently about 62 million hectares or 20 percent of the world's irrigated land is affected by …

The root bacterial microbiome is important for the general health of the plant. Additionally, it
can enhance tolerance to abiotic stresses, exemplified by plant species found in extreme …

Increased incidence of abiotic stresses impacting adversely plant growth and productivity in
major crops is being witnessed all over the world. Therefore, as a result of such stress …

The biotic and abiotic stresses are major constraints for crop yield, food quality and global
food security. A number of parameters such as physiological, biochemical, molecular of …

Salinity is one of the most brutal environmental factors limiting the productivity of crop plants
because most of the crop plants are sensitive to salinity caused by high concentrations of …

Grain legumes are an important component of sustainable agri-food systems. They establish
symbiotic association with rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, thus reducing the use …

Since last century or so anthropogenic activities have intensely metamorphosed the earth's
ecosystem and resulted into major environmental changes. Widespread interference of …

To feed all of the world's people, it is necessary to sustainably increase agricultural
productivity. One way to do this is through the increased use of plant growth-promoting …