This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant
biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this …

Modern agriculture faces several challenges due to climate change, limited resources, and
land degradation. Plant-associated soil microbes harbor beneficial plant growth-promoting …

The great majority of plants gain access to soil nutrients and enhance their performance
under stressful conditions through symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The …

Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in soil, water and air is one of the major environmental
concerns worldwide, which mainly occurs due to anthropogenic activities such as …

In efforts to improve plant productivity and enhance defense mechanisms against biotic and
abiotic stresses, endophytic bacteria have been used as an alternative to chemical fertilizers …

Plants uptake and assimilate nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrate, ammonium ions,
and available amino acids from organic sources. Plant nitrate and ammonium transporters …

Soil ecosystem imparts a fundamental role in the growth and survival of the living creatures.
The interaction between living and non-living constituents of the environment is important for …

The continued increase in the world's population is expected to make global food availability
as one of the major concerns of our future. Nowhere are the concerns greater than in Africa …

This work examines biodegradational changes in two types of polymer–biodegradable
(polylactide, PLA) and conventional (polyethylene terephthalate, PET)–which have similar …

Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race
4 (Foc TR4), poses a serious problem for sustainable banana production. Biological control …