The world has witnessed a steady rise in both non-infectious and infectious chronic
diseases, prompting a cross-disciplinary approach to understand and treating disease …

Optimal plant development requires root uptake of 14 essential mineral elements from the
soil. Since the bioavailability of these nutrients underlies large variation in space and time …

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme heat events that aggravate its
negative impact on plant development and agricultural yield. Most experiments designed to …

Biostimulants are non-nutritive fertiliser additives which have demonstrated improvements to
growth outputs of various agricultural crops. As a result, they have gained attention as …

Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilizers, especially in terms of cereal
production. The excess application of fertilizers not only increases production cost, but also …

Phosphorus (P) is the second most essential macronutrient in terms of limiting plant growth.
The genes involved in P acquisition, transport, storage, utilization and respective regulation …

As an essential nutrient element, phosphorus (P) is primarily acquired and translocated as
inorganic phosphate (Pi) by plant roots. Pi is often sequestered in the soil and becomes …

Roots anchor plants to the soil, providing them with nutrients and water while creating a
defence network and facilitating beneficial interactions with a multitude of living organisms …

Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) stimulate plant growth through diverse
mechanisms. In addition to biological nitrogen fixation, diazotrophic PGPB can improve …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is a major constraint in highly weathered tropical soils. Although
phosphorous rock reserves may last for several hundred years, there exists an urgent need …