The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being
driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases …

Crop plants are affected by a series of inhibitory environmental and biotic factors that
decrease their growth and production. To counteract these adverse effects, plants work …

Assisted natural remediation (ANR) has been highlighted as a promising, less expensive,
and environmentally friendly solution to remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals. We …

Plant-associated microbes include taxonomically diverse communities of bacteria,
archaebacteria, fungi, and viruses, which establish integral ecological relationships with the …

Microbial inoculations contribute to reducing agricultural systems' environmental footprint by
supporting sustainable production and regulating climate change. However, the indirect and …

Salinity is an important abiotic stress affecting plant growth. We have known that plants can
recruit beneficial microbes from the surrounding soil. However, the ecological functions of …

A comprehensive understanding of the effects of tillage practices on soil microbial
communities is fundamental to a better understanding of their roles in maintaining or …

Soil salinization poses an important threat to terrestrial ecosystems and is expected to
increase as a consequence of climate change and anthropogenic pressures. Conventional …

Background Verticillium wilt of olive (VWO), caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb, is one of the
most threatening diseases affecting olive cultivation. An integrated disease management …

Legumes are usually used as cover crops to improve soil quality due to the biological
nitrogen fixation that occurs due to the interaction of legumes and rhizobia. This symbiosis …