Modern and industrialized agriculture enhanced farm output during the last few decades, but
it became possible at the cost of agricultural sustainability. Industrialized agriculture …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop around the globe. Scarcity of water is one of
the major abiotic factors reducing yields in this crop. The development of maize varieties …

Soil Microbiologists have been concentrating on manipulation of rhizosphere microbes in
cereals, but many researchers have reported that rhizobia can act as plant growth promoting …

Limited soil water availability is a major threat to agricultural productivity because it inhibits
plant growth and yields. Various strategies have been adopted to mitigate water deficit …

Water scarcity is a potential effector restraining crop yield and economic returns to the
farmers. This situation may be rescued by inoculating drought tolerant rhizobia owing to their …

The present study was conducted in Bahawalpur, which is characterized by extremely dry
and harsh desert conditions with very little rainfall and water availability. Due to less …

Chickpea has the potential to increase nitrogen nutrition of subsequent cereal crop in
chickpea-maize cropping system. As a legume, chickpea takes much of its required nitrogen …

For the improvement of crop productivity in a sustainable manner, inoculation of legume
crops by root nodule endophytic bacteria is an inevitable approach. Recently, the research …

Rhizobia form a strong and effective symbiosis with legumes and make nitrogen available
for uptake by plants. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) helps to maintain soil fertility at …

Application of fertilizer at the right time is necessary for profitable yields. Phosphorus (P) and
zinc (Zn) are important nutrients often found deficient in calcareous soils. Plant growth …