[HTML][HTML] Biofertilizers: An ecofriendly technology for nutrient recycling and environmental sustainability

S Kumar, SS Sindhu, R Kumar - Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Modern intensive agricultural practices face numerous challenges that pose major threats to
global food security. In order to address the nutritional requirements of the ever-increasing …

Trichoderma Species: Our Best Fungal Allies in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases—A Review

P Guzmán-Guzmán, A Kumar… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biocontrol agents (BCA) have been an important tool in agriculture to prevent crop losses
due to plant pathogens infections and to increase plant food production globally, diminishing …

The role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in mitigating plant's environmental stresses

M Vocciante, M Grifoni, D Fusini, G Petruzzelli… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and sustainable technology used to clean up pollutants
from soils and waters through the use of plant species. Indeed, plants are naturally capable …

Microorganisms in plant growth and development: Roles in abiotic stress tolerance and secondary metabolites secretion

NA Koza, AA Adedayo, OO Babalola, AP Kappo - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crops aimed at feeding an exponentially growing population are often exposed to a variety
of harsh environmental factors. Although plants have evolved ways of adjusting their …

Rhizosphere colonization determinants by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)

G Santoyo, CA Urtis-Flores, PD Loeza-Lara… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are an eco-friendly
alternative to the use of chemicals in agricultural production and crop protection. However …

Hydrogen cyanide production by soil bacteria: Biological control of pests and promotion of plant growth in sustainable agriculture

A Sehrawat, SS Sindhu, BR Glick - Pedosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, plant diseases and insect infestations are mainly controlled by the extraneous
application of pesticides. Unfortunately, the indiscriminate use of such agrochemicals can …

Mitigating abiotic stress: microbiome engineering for improving agricultural production and environmental sustainability

M Phour, SS Sindhu - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Main Conclusion The responses of plants to different abiotic stresses and
mechanisms involved in their mitigation are discussed. Production of osmoprotectants …

Rhizosphere signaling: Insights into plant–rhizomicrobiome interactions for sustainable agronomy

F Jamil, H Mukhtar, M Fouillaud, L Dufossé - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rhizospheric plant–microbe interactions have dynamic importance in sustainable
agriculture systems that have a reduced reliance on agrochemicals. Rhizosphere signaling …

[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 …

Plant disease management: leveraging on the plant-microbe-soil interface in the biorational use of organic amendments

AO Akanmu, OO Babalola, V Venturi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is faced with many challenges including loss of biodiversity, chemical
contamination of soils, and plant pests and diseases, all of which can directly compromise …