Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a crucial component of the soil
microbiome. They have attracted noteworthy interest due to their plant growth-and health …

Aloe vera L.(Aloe barbadensis Miller) is a very common water deficit-resistant plant which
has immense medicinal properties. It is a fleshy plant belonging to the Liliaceae family. Aloe …

The aim of this work was to develop an organic and sustainable cultivation protocol, based
on the use of microbial biofertilizers (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, Trichoderma …

Amidst escalating climate challenges, understanding microbe-mediated plant growth
regulation and stress resilience is pivotal for sustainable agriculture. Non-pathogenic …

Plant and microbes interact with each other at many levels of their life cycle, which may be
beneficial, harmful, or neutral, and these interactions can be seen on multiple interfaces of …

Chia is an emerging medicinal and economically important crop cultivated in Karnataka,
India. Characteristic collar rot symptoms were observed on chia during field investigations …

Pollution by toxic heavy metals creates a significant impact on the biotic community of the
ecosystem. Nowadays, a solution to this problem is an eco-friendly approach like …

Fungi constitute an important group of organisms that possess beneficial as well as negative
traits against plants and animals. Association of fungi with plants is mostly saprotrophic and …

In this book, a total of 15 chapters address the current knowledge regarding the role of
beneficial impacts on plants and the associated challenges. In its initial chapters, the book …

The lanthanide or lanthanoid (Ln) series of chemical elements encompasses 15 elements in
the f‐block of period six in the periodic table, with atomic numbers (Z) 57–71, from …