Continuous decline of earth's natural resources and increased use of hazardous chemical
fertilizers pose a great concern for the future of agriculture. Biofertilizers are a promising …

Plant production systems globally must be optimized to produce stable high yields from
limited land under changing and variable climates. Demands for food, animal feed, and …

Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are the determinants of plant health,
productivity and soil fertility. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are bacteria that can …

Endophytic microbes are ubiquitous in most plant species. Endophytic microbes enter plants
mainly through wounds, naturally occurring as a result of plant growth or through root hairs …

The use of plant growth-promoting microbes may prove useful in developing strategies to
facilitate growth of different crops. The use of microbe formulation with the aim of improving …

Rice, the main staple food for about half of the world's population, has had the growth of its
production stagnate in the last two decades. One of the ways to further improve rice …

Nitrogen is generally the most limiting nutrient for rice production. In rice paddy soils, various
biochemical processes can occur regarding N cycling, including nitrification, denitrification …

Azospirillum is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) able to enhance growth
and yield of cereals such as rice, maize and wheat. The growth-promoting ability of some …

Diazotrophic species in the genus Herbaspirillum (eg H. frisingense, H. rubrisubalbicans
and H. seropedicae) associate with several economically important crops in the family …

Sustainable agriculture without bargaining environmental quality is among a global concern.
In the era of hugely applied chemical inputs (fertilizers, nutrients and pesticides etc.) in …