Biofertilizer is a substance containing live microorganisms which exhibit beneficial
properties toward plant growth and development. Various mechanisms are used by …

Recent decades have witnessed increased agricultural production to match the global
demand for food fueled by population increase. Conventional agricultural practices are …

Phosphorus is one of the main macronutrients for plant development. Despite its large
deposits in soils, it is scarcely available for plants. Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria …

For over a century, the scientific community has had a comprehensive understanding of how
rhizobia can promote the growth of legumes by forming nitrogen fixing nodules. Despite this …

The cucurbit vegetables, including cucumbers, melons and pumpkins, have been cultivated
for thousands of years without fungicides. However, their seed germination stage is prone to …

A commercial plant probiotic product was developed employing Bacillus subtilis CW-S in
submerged fermentation. The effects of molasses and urea on cell growth were investigated …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a group of bacteria that can increase plant
growth; but due to unfavorable environmental conditions, PGPR are biologically unstable …

Effective microbes (EM) are the coexisting naturally occurring useful microbes applied as
inoculant to enhance the beneficial microflora of the soil ecosystem to facilitate agricultural …

Bacteria exhibiting beneficial traits like increasing the bioavailability of essential nutrients
and modulating hormone levels in plants are known as plant growth promoting (PGP) …

Biofertilizer technology continues to be derailed by the short shelf life of inoculants. The
present study investigated the suitability of wheat-bran (WB), rice-husks (RH), farmyard …