[HTML][HTML] Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as green bioinoculants: recent developments, constraints, and prospects

A Basu, P Prasad, SN Das, S Kalam, RZ Sayyed… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The quest for enhancing agricultural yields due to increased pressure on food production
has inevitably led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals …

Plant-soil-microbes: A tripartite interaction for nutrient acquisition and better plant growth for sustainable agricultural practices

PP Das, KRB Singh, G Nagpure, A Mansoori… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plants can achieve their proper growth and development with the help of microorganisms
associated with them. Plant-associated microbes convert the unavailable nutrients to …

Rhizosphere bacteria in plant growth promotion, biocontrol, and bioremediation of contaminated sites: a comprehensive review of effects and mechanisms

Q Saeed, W Xiukang, FU Haider, J Kučerik… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, phosphate–solubilizing bacteria, and silicon to P uptake by plant

H Etesami, BR Jeong, BR Glick - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Phosphorus (P) availability is usually low in soils around the globe. Most soils have a
deficiency of available P; if they are not fertilized, they will not be able to satisfy the P …

Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as biocontrol agents of plant diseases: Mechanisms, challenges and future perspectives

MT El-Saadony, AM Saad, SM Soliman… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

Nitrogen Fixing Azotobacter Species as Potential Soil Biological Enhancers for Crop Nutrition and Yield Stability

A Aasfar, A Bargaz, K Yaakoubi, A Hilali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) refers to a microbial mediated process based upon an
enzymatic “Nitrogenase” conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonium readily …

Biofertilizer: the future of food security and food safety

AI Daniel, AO Fadaka, A Gokul, OO Bakare, O Aina… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a direct correlation between population growth and food demand. As the global
population continues to rise, there is a need to scale up food production to meet the food …

Rhizosphere engineering with plant growth-promoting microorganisms for agriculture and ecological sustainability

S Hakim, T Naqqash, MS Nawaz, I Laraib… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The rhizosphere is undoubtedly the most complex microhabitat, comprised of an integrated
network of plant roots, soil, and a diverse consortium of bacteria, fungi, eukaryotes, and …

Prospects for using phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms as natural fertilizers in agriculture

A Timofeeva, M Galyamova, S Sedykh - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phosphates are known to be essential for plant growth and development, with phosphorus
compounds being involved in various physiological and biochemical reactions. Phosphates …

[HTML][HTML] Plant survival under drought stress: Implications, adaptive responses, and integrated rhizosphere management strategy for stress mitigation

R Zia, MS Nawaz, MJ Siddique, S Hakim… - Microbiological research, 2021 - Elsevier
In many regions of the world, the incidence and extent of drought spells are predicted to
increase which will create considerable pressure on global agricultural yields. Most likely …