Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, variations in temperature, and
ultraviolet (UV) radiation, are antagonistic to plant growth and development, resulting in an …

The above ground growth of the plant is highly dependent on the belowground root system.
Rhizosphere is the zone of continuous interplay between plant roots and soil microbial …

Fusarium is a complex genus of ascomycete fungi that consists of plant pathogens of
agricultural relevance. Controlling Fusarium infection in crops that leads to substantial yield …

To overcome the challenge of increasing food production with a significant reduction of
agrochemical use and environmental pollution, and an increase of natural resource …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are the rhizosphere bacteria that can enhance
plant growth by a wide variety of mechanisms like phosphate solubilization, siderophore …

Demand for agricultural crop continues to escalate in response to increasing population and
damage of prime cropland for cultivation. Research interest is diverted to utilize soils with …

Several fungi act as parasites for crops causing huge annual crop losses at both pre-and
post-harvest stages. For years, chemical fungicides were the solution; however, their wide …

Plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs) play major roles in diverse ecosystems, including
atmospheric nitrogen fixation, water uptake, solubilization, and transport of minerals from the …

Bacilli are commonly used as plant growth‐promoting agents but can be limited in
effectiveness to certain crop and soil environments. The objectives of this study were to (1) …

Both the plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and plant growth regulators (PGR)
exert beneficial effects on plant growth even under stress, but combined effect of both of …