Although research on plant growth promoting bacteria began in the 1950s, basic and
applied research on bacteria improving use of phosphorus (P) continues to be a priority …

Rock powders are low-cost potential sources of most of the nutrients required by higher
plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent …

Soil fertility depletion is emerging as a serious challenge causing low crop yields and food
insecurity in Ethiopia. An on-farm experiment was conducted in 2017/2018 cropping season …

Soil degradation remains an ongoing process that is exacerbated by the effects of climate
change. Consequently, these processes decrease soil organic matter and nutrient contents …

Phosphorous (P) is a nonrenewable and one of the most important macronutrients for all
living organisms. The formation of complexes with cations such as Al, Fe, and Ca reduces …

Phosphate is one of the major elements that significantly affects fruit yield and quality. The
aim of the study was to determine whether using phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria could …

Ensuring food security and simultaneously maintaining environmental integrity has become
a major challenge in modern agriculture. Quantification of trade-offs between productivity …

Organic fertilizer quality affects its effectiveness as a soil amendment. The incubation study
aimed to evaluate the effect of indigenous cellulolytic fungi (CF), Penicillium sp. isolate …

Since the development of a practical use of particular natural or genetically altered
microorganisms, there has been a high interest in understanding the persistence of …

This study was conducted to determine the optimal conditions for introduction of exogenous
DNA into Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Of the three transformation techniques studied …