New opportunities in plant microbiome engineering for increasing agricultural sustainability under stressful conditions

MS Afridi, MA Javed, S Ali, FHV De Medeiros… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant microbiome (or phytomicrobiome) engineering (PME) is an anticipated untapped
alternative strategy that could be exploited for plant growth, health and productivity under …

Nano-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

Role of endophytic bacteria in salinity stress amelioration by physiological and molecular mechanisms of defense: A comprehensive review

B Ali, A Hafeez, MA Javed, MS Afridi, HA Abbasi… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major concern for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century, as it
has an impact on crop production and soil fertility, which may increase the risk of famine. Of …

Plant microbiome engineering: hopes or hypes

MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Plants endophytes: unveiling hidden agenda for bioprospecting toward sustainable agriculture

A Dubey, MA Malla, A Kumar… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Endophytic microbes are present in nearly all of the plant species known to date but how
they enter and flourish inside a host plant and display multiple benefits like plant growth …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering

MS Afridi, A Fakhar, A Kumar, S Ali… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rhizosphere is a narrow and dynamic region of plant root-soil interfaces, and it's
considered one of the most intricate and functionally active ecosystems on the Earth, which …

Bacterial endophytes: molecular interactions with their hosts

SS Dudeja, P Suneja‐Madan, M Paul… - Journal of Basic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plant growth promotion has been found associated with plants on the surface (epiphytic),
inside (endophytic), or close to the plant roots (rhizospheric). Endophytic bacteria mainly …

Bacterial-Mediated Salinity Stress Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.): A Fortunate Way toward Sustainable Agriculture

B Ali, A Hafeez, MS Afridi, MA Javed, Sumaira… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable agriculture is threatened by salinity stress because of the low yield quality and
low crop production. Rhizobacteria that promote plant growth modify physiological and …

Biochemical Characterization and Potential of Bacillus safensis Strain SCAL1 to Mitigate Heat Stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.

T Mukhtar, F Ali, M Rafique, J Ali, MS Afridi… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Endophytic microbes promote plant growth through various biochemical mechanisms and
assist plants in resuming their morpho-physiological traits under abiotic stresses. The …

Biotechnological approaches in agriculture and environmental management - bacterium Kocuria rhizophila 14ASP as heavy metal and salt- tolerant plant growth …

MS Afridi, J Van Hamme, J Bundschuh, Sumaira… - Biologia, 2021 - Springer
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), possess multifarious beneficial traits and facilitate
plant growth by both direct and indirect mechanisms under hostile conditions. The objective …