In the current scenario of climate change, the future of agriculture is uncertain. Climate
change and climate-related disasters have a direct impact on biotic and abiotic factors that …

Functional symbiosis is considered one of the successful mechanisms by which plants that
inhabit extreme environment improve their ability to tolerate different types of stress. One of …

Microorganisms from extreme environments are considered as a new and valuable reservoir
of bioactive molecules of biotechnological interest and are also utilized as tools for …

Plant-microbiota interactions have significant effects on plant growth, health, and
productivity. Rhizosphere microorganisms are involved in processes that promote …

Climate change directly affecting the Antarctic Peninsula has been reported to induce the
successful colonization of ice-free lands by two Antarctic vascular plants (Deschampsia …

Salinization of soils is one of the main sources of soil degradation worldwide, particularly in
arid and semiarid ecosystems. High salinity results in osmotic stress and it can negatively …

Even though they are among the most extreme environments in which life can develop,
glaciers are colonized by metabolically active microbes, some of which thrive—in their own …

Antarctic plants have developed mechanisms to deal with one or more adverse factors
which allow them to successfully survive such extreme environment. Certain effective …

1-Aminociclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC)-degrading bacteria having been widely studied
for their use in alleviating abiotic stresses in plants. In the present study, we isolated and …

Abstract Deschampsia antarctica Desv. and Poa annua L. are two Poaceae plants with
enough endurance to successfully establish populations in the Antarctic region. Their …