Plant microbiome engineering: expected benefits for improved crop growth and resilience

I Arif, M Batool, PM Schenk - Trends in Biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
Plant-associated microbiomes can boost plant growth or control pathogens. Altering the
microbiome by inoculation with a consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting bacterial endophytes as biocontrol agents of pre-and post-harvest diseases: Fundamentals, methods of application and future …

LR Morales-Cedeño… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable agriculture requires the recruitment of bacterial agents to control diverse plant
diseases such as bacterial endophytes. Bacterial endophytes colonize and inhabit internal …

Unlocking the potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on soil health and the sustainability of agricultural systems

Z Khatoon, S Huang, M Rafique, A Fakhar… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome engineering to improve biocontrol and plant growth-promoting mechanisms

M del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda… - Microbiological …, 2018 - Elsevier
A plant microbiome includes a microbial community that typically interacts extensively with a
plant. The plant microbiome can survive either inside or outside of plant tissues, performing …

Encapsulating biocontrol bacteria with starch as a safe and edible biopolymer to alleviate plant diseases: A review

RS Riseh, M Hassanisaadi, M Vatankhah… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Healthy foods with few artificial additives are in high demand among consumers. Preserving
conventional pesticides, frequently used as chemicals to control phytopathogens, is …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to enhance the use of endophytes as bioinoculants in agriculture

BS Adeleke, AE Fadiji, MS Ayilara, ON Igiehon… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The findings on the strategies employed by endophytic microbes have provided salient
information to the researchers on the need to maximally explore them as bio-input in …

Biological control of bacterial plant diseases with Lactobacillus plantarum strains selected for their broad‐spectrum activity

N Daranas, G Roselló, J Cabrefiga… - Annals of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to control multiple pathogens that affect different crops
was studied, namely, Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in kiwifruit, Xanthomonas …

[HTML][HTML] The threat of pests and pathogens and the potential for biological control in forest ecosystems

A Balla, A Silini, H Cherif-Silini, A Chenari Bouket… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forests are an essential component of the natural environment, as they support biodiversity,
sequester carbon, and play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles—in addition to …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal plants and their bacterial microbiota: a review on antimicrobial compounds production for plant and human health

LM Castronovo, A Vassallo, A Mengoni, E Miceli… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants (MPs) have been used since antiquity in traditional and popular medicine,
and they represent a very important source of bioactive molecules, including antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Endophytes in agriculture: potential to improve yields and tolerances of agricultural crops

D Watts, EA Palombo, A Jaimes Castillo, B Zaferanloo - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endophytic fungi and bacteria live asymptomatically within plant tissues. In recent decades,
research on endophytes has revealed that their significant role in promoting plants as …