Crop productivity is affected by environmental and genetic factors. Microbes that are
beneficial to plants are used to enhance the crop yield and are alternatives to chemical …

Environmental (abiotic) stresses significantly threaten the worldwide crop production and
food security. Rapid, drastic changes in the global climate have exacerbated such stresses …

Salt stress is an ever-present threat to crop yields, especially in countries with irrigated
agriculture. Efforts to improve salt tolerance in crop plants are vital for sustainable crop …

Salinity stress is a chief abiotic hindrance affecting crop productivity and yield particularly in
arid and semi-arid regions across the globe. Plants have evolved a network of physiological …

In the current study, 18 halotolerant and halophilic bacteria have been investigated for their
plant growth promoting abilities in vitro and in a hydroponic culture. The bacterial strains …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria represent a promising solution to enhancing
agricultural productivity. Here, we screened phosphate solubilizing bacteria from the …

Salinity is an ever-present major constraint and a major threat to legume crops, particularly
in areas with irrigated agriculture. Legumes demonstrate high sensitivity, especially during …

One of the major challenges of agriculture currently is to obtain higher crop yield.
Environmental conditions, cultivar quality, and plant diseases greatly affect plant …

Increased agricultural production is the global requirement to nourish the rising people with
limited cultivable agricultural land. To achieve this goal, fertilizers and pesticides have been …

Endophytic bacilli of ethano-botanical plant Ocimum tenuiflorum were screened for salt
stress-alleviating traits in tomato. Four promising O. tenuiflorum endophytes (Bacillus …