Inadequately treated biodegradable waste is considered an environmental, social and
economic threat worldwide, which call for great attention. Waste treatment with larvae of the …

Zinc (Zn), which is regarded as a crucial micronutrient for plants, and is considered to be a
vital micronutrient for plants. Zn has a significant role in the biochemistry and metabolism of …

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 …

Drought stress is the major abiotic factor limiting crop production. Co-inoculating crops with
nitrogen fixing bacteria and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improves plant …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient required to enhance crop growth and yield. In the arid–
semiarid region, Zn deficiency is expected due to alkaline calcareous soil. Contrarily, Zn …

Siderophores are low molecular weight secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms
under low iron stress as a specific iron chelator. In the present study, a rhizospheric …

Abiotic stresses lead to excessive crop yield losses and are a major threat to agriculture. It is
essential to equip crops with multi-stress tolerance to mitigate the adverse effects of abiotic …

Drastic changes in the climate and ecosystem due to natural or anthropogenic activities
have severely affected crop production globally. This concern has raised the need to …

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