Crops aimed at feeding an exponentially growing population are often exposed to a variety
of harsh environmental factors. Although plants have evolved ways of adjusting their …

Wheat is one of the best-domesticated cereal crops and one of the vital sources of nutrition
for humans. An investigation was undertaken to reveal the potential of novel bio-inoculants …

Owing to inconsistent results of a single bacterial strain, co-inoculation of more than one
strain under salinity stress could be a more effective strategy to induce salt tolerance. Co …

Arid and semi-arid regions are characterized by high temperature and low rainfall, leading to
degraded agricultural soils of alkaline calcareous nature with low organic matter contents …

The rhizosphere is the area around the plant root where a large population of
microorganisms lives under the influence of chemicals secreted by plant roots. The …

Zinc (Zn) is deficient all over the world, mainly in the developing countries, and zinc sulfate is
applied as a source of Zn fertilizer. However, the major portions of applied zinc sulfate …

Charcoal rot disease is incited by the soil-borne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi).
Goid is a challenging disease due to long-term persistence of fungus sclerotia in the soil …

Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure (MIGI) was recently proposed as an integrative
system to promote healthy urban ecosystems through multidisciplinary design. Specifically …

Global climate change accelerates the coincidence of a variety of abiotic stresses, viz.,
salinity, drought, flooding, high and low temperature, and biotic stresses, viz …

Plants influence the abiotic and biotic environment of the rhizosphere, affecting plant
performance through plant–soil feedback (PSF). We compared the strength of nutrient and …