Selenium biofortification: roles, mechanisms, responses and prospects

A Hossain, M Skalicky, M Brestic, S Maitra, S Sarkar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The trace element selenium (Se) is a crucial element for many living organisms, including
soil microorganisms, plants and animals, including humans. Generally, in Nature Se is taken …

Bio-fortification of minerals in crops: current scenario and future prospects for sustainable agriculture and human health

DK Jaiswal, R Krishna, GK Chouhan… - Plant Growth …, 2022 - Springer
Minerals are the key factor determining human beings' optimum growth and development.
The deficiencies of minerals and vitamins hinder the human normal growth and …

Bioprospecting and challenges of plant microbiome research for sustainable agriculture, a review on soybean endophytic bacteria

MS Ayilara, BS Adeleke, OO Babalola - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
This review evaluates oilseed crop soybean endophytic bacteria, their prospects, and
challenges for sustainable agriculture. Soybean is one of the most important oilseed crops …

Secondary metabolites from endophytic fungi: Production, methods of analysis, and diverse pharmaceutical potential

VK Singh, A Kumar - Symbiosis, 2023 - Springer
The synthesis of secondary metabolites is a constantly functioning metabolic pathway in all
living systems. Secondary metabolites can be broken down into numerous classes …

Harnessing of phytomicrobiome for developing potential biostimulant consortium for enhancing the productivity of chickpea and soil health under sustainable …

A Mukherjee, S Singh, AK Gaurav, GK Chouhan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main aim of the present work was to explore culturable bacteria and to develop potential
microbial consortium as bio-inoculants for enhancing plant productivity, nutritional content …

Selenium species transforming along soil–plant continuum and their beneficial roles for horticultural crops

Q Guo, J Ye, J Zeng, L Chen… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Selenium (Se) acquirement from daily diet can help reduce the risk of many diseases. The
edible parts of crop plants are the main source of dietary Se, while the Se content in crops is …

Selenium biofortification of crop food by beneficial microorganisms

Y Ye, J Qu, Y Pu, S Rao, F Xu, C Wu - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is essential for human health, however, Se is deficient in soil in many places
all around the world, resulting in human diseases, such as notorious Keshan disease and …

Endophytic bacteria perform better than endophytic fungi in improving plant growth under drought stress: A meta‐comparison spanning 12 years (2010–2021)

MA Tufail, M Ayyub, M Irfan, A Shakoor… - Physiologia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress is a serious issue that affects agricultural productivity all around the world.
Several researchers have reported using plant growth‐promoting endophytic bacteria to …

Enhancement of drought tolerance in Triticum aestivum L. seedlings using Azospirillum brasilense NO40 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia B11

WA Kasim, MEH Osman, MN Omar… - Bulletin of the National …, 2021 - Springer
Background The effectiveness of two PGPB; Azospirillum brasilense NO40 and
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia B11 was investigated in enhancing the drought tolerance of …

Biofortification of crops using microbes–a promising sustainable agriculture strategy

K Dhiman, D Sharma, R Kumari… - Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The global threat of food security and food production for ever-increasing population are the
key challenges nowadays. Enhanced agriculture production and a rise in the quality of crops …