Microbe to microbiome: a paradigm shift in the application of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture

P Ray, V Lakshmanan, JL Labbé… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …

Plant-associated microbe system in treatment of heavy metals–contaminated soil: Mechanisms and applications

Z Ren, R Cheng, P Chen, Y Xue, H Xu, Y Yin… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Owing to the ecological applicability, phytoremediation has attracted extensive attention in
the remediation of heavy metals–contaminated soil, but the slow plant growth and low …

The fungal root endophyte Serendipita vermifera displays inter-kingdom synergistic beneficial effects with the microbiota in Arabidopsis thaliana and barley

LK Mahdi, S Miyauchi, C Uhlmann… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Plant root-associated bacteria can confer protection against pathogen infection. By contrast,
the beneficial effects of root endophytic fungi and their synergistic interactions with bacteria …

Ameliorative symbiosis of Serratia fonticola (S1T1) under salt stress condition enhance growth-promoting attributes of Cucumis sativus L

YS Moon, M Khan, MA Khan, S Ali - Symbiosis, 2023 - Springer
Salinity stress is a combination of ionic, osmotic, and oxidative stressors that have a
negative impact on crop growth and production. In the present study, experiments were …

Piriformospora indica and Azotobacter chroococcum consortium facilitates higher acquisition of N, P with improved carbon allocation and enhanced plant growth in …

P Bandyopadhyay, BG Yadav, SG Kumar, R Kumar… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The soil microbiome contributes to nutrient acquisition and plant adaptation to numerous
biotic and abiotic stresses. Numerous studies have been conducted over the past decade …

Interaction studies of Serendipita indica and Zhihengliuella sp. ISTPL4 and their synergistic role in growth promotion in rice

N Sharma, S Dabral, J Tyagi, G Yadav… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rapid urbanization and globalization demand increasing agricultural productivity. Soil
nutrient supply capacity is continuously decreasing due to soil erosion, degradation, salt …

Fungal-Bacterial Combinations in Plant Health under Stress: Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of the Filamentous Fungus Serendipita indica and the …

N Sharma, M Koul, NC Joshi, L Dufossé, A Mishra - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fungal-bacterial combinations have a significant role in increasing and improving plant
health under various stress conditions. Metabolites secreted by fungi and bacteria play an …

Synergistic impact of Serendipita indica and Zhihengliuella sp. ISTPL4 on the mitigation of arsenic stress in rice

N Sharma, G Yadav, J Tyagi, A Kumar, M Koul… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic metal that interferes with plant growth and disrupts various
biochemical and molecular processes in plants. In this study, the harmful effects of As on rice …

The Free-Living Stage Growth Conditions of the Endophytic Fungus Serendipita indica May Regulate Its Potential as Plant Growth Promoting Microbe

T Dias, V Pimentel, AJD Cogo, R Costa… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Serendipita indica (former Piriformospora indica) is a non-obligate endophytic fungus and
generally a plant growth and defence promoter with high potential to be used in agriculture …

Azotobacter—A potential symbiotic rhizosphere engineer

C Gurikar, MY Sreenivasa, NAN Gowda… - Rhizosphere …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among all the microbial genera, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) proved that
they stimulate the growth and development of almost all plants and conserving essential …