Bio-formulation technologies have a limited impact on agricultural productivity in developing
countries, especially those based on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Thus, calcium …

The key to achieving successful, reproducible results following the introduction of beneficial
microbes into soil relies on the survival rate of the inoculated bacteria in a heterogeneous …

Rhizospheric bacteria possess the potential to colonize the root zone of plants and stimulate
their growth through different mechanisms. The present study explored the competency of …

Biofertilizers, namely Rhizobium and biocontrol agents such as Pseudomonas and
Trichoderma have been well established in the field of agricultural practices for many …

The main purpose of seeds inoculation is to provide the sufficient number of viable efficient
bacteria that are able to actively colonize the plant roots immediately after germination. One …

Bacillus bacteria are a group of plant growth stimulants that increase plant growth and
resistance to plant pathogens by producing various metabolites. With their large surface …

Plant fertilization is a major issue in the context of increasing population and food risk,
higher cost of fertilizers, and low target efficiency of traditional mineral fertilization practices …

One of the successful, safe and effective methods to introduce bioinoculants in soil is
encapsulation of cells in biodegradable gel matrices which not only releases the …

This study aims to develop new formulations for microbial fertilizers Pseudomonas
fluorescens Ms-01 (Pf) and Azosprillum brasilense DSM1690 (Ab) using two kinds of clay …

In this study, encapsulation of a plant growth promoting inoculant Bacillus megaterium was
attempted with bacterial alginate by enriching the bead microenvironment with humic acid …