Global population increases and climate change pose a challenge to worldwide crop
production. There is a need to intensify agricultural production in a sustainable manner and …

Biotic stresses significantly threaten worldwide crop production and food security. Rapid,
drastic changes in global climate have exacerbated such stresses for crops. Plant diseases …

The plant root defines the interface between a multicellular eukaryote and soil, one of the
richest microbial ecosystems on Earth. Notably, soil bacteria are able to multiply inside roots …

Water is the key resource limiting world agricultural production. Although an impressive
number of research reports have been published on plant drought tolerance enhancement …

Conventional agricultural practices often rely on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides which
have immense and adverse effects on humans, animals and environments. To minimize …

B acillus subtilis and other B acilli have long been used as biological control agents against
plant bacterial diseases but the mechanisms by which the bacteria confer protection are not …

Root‐colonizing non‐pathogenic bacteria can increase plant resistance to biotic and abiotic
stress factors. Bacterial inoculates have been applied as biofertilizers and can increase the …

Aim It is necessary to understand the roles of root exudates involved in plant-microbe
interactions to inform practical application of beneficial rhizosphere microbial strains …

Sustainability in agricultural production has emerged as one of the most significant concerns
of present times. Commensurate with the present day aversion to the use of chemical …

Plants support a diverse array of bacteria, including parasites, mutualists, and commensals
on and around their roots, in the vasculature, and on aerial tissues. These microbes have a …