Diazotrophs that carry out the biological fixation of atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) replenish
biologically available nitrogen (N) in soil and are influenced by the input of inorganic and …

BACKGROUND Lipopeptides from the Bacillus spp. possess an excellent spectrum of
antimicrobial properties which make them suitable candidates to be explored for the food …

Plant-associated bacteria have already been considered as the store house of bioactive
compounds that confer the plant growth promotion and disease protection. Hence, the …

Plant-associated bacteria exhibit diverse chemical means to protect plants from the
pathogens. The present study has been conducted to evaluate the volatile-mediated …

Pythium aphanidermatum is known to cause diseases like damping-off, root rot, stem rot and
fruit rot in a wide range of plants. Eventhough many chemical methods have been …

Soilless cultivation of potatoes often utilizes organic coconut peat and inorganic vermiculite
as growing substrates. The unique microbial communities and physicochemical …

The rhizobiome is being increasingly acknowledged as a key player in plant health and
breeding strategies. The pine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the fungus Fusarium …

Main conclusion Extracellular traps in the primary root of Pinus densiflora contribute to root-
associated bacterial colonization. Trapped rhizobacteria induce the production of reactive …

Invasive plants can modify the diversity and taxonomical structure of soil microbiomes.
However, it is difficult to generalize the underlying factors as their influence often seems to …

Purpose: Atractylodes lancea is a medicinal plant used to treat rheumatic diseases,
digestive disorders, night blindness, and in uenza. However, the microbiome associated …