Constraints and prospects of improving cowpea productivity to ensure food, nutritional security and environmental sustainability

OI Omomowo, OO Babalola - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Providing safe and secure food for an increasing number of people globally is challenging.
Coping with such a human population by merely applying the conventional agricultural …

Contribution of biofertilizers to pulse crops: From single-strain inoculants to new technologies based on microbiomes strategies

GR Xavier, EC Jesus, A Dias, MRR Coelho, YC Molina… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pulses provide distinct health benefits due to their low fat content and high protein and fiber
contents. Their grain production reaches approximately 93,210× 103 tons per year. Pulses …

Improving yield and health of legume crops via co-inoculation with rhizobia and Trichoderma: A global meta-analysis

JZ Barbosa, M Hungria, SA Prior, MC Moura… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
Trichoderma is a genus of fungi used for biocontrol and plant growth promotion; however,
effects of co-inoculation with rhizobia in legumes still require detailed analysis. This study …

Effects and Mechanisms of Symbiotic Microbial Combination Agents to Control Tomato Fusarium Crown and Root Rot Disease

X Cai, H Zhao, C Liang, M Li, R Liu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study evaluated the effects and underlying mechanisms of different combinations of
plant symbiotic microbes, comprising arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), plant growth …

Combination of Biochar and Trichoderma harzianum Can Improve the Phytoremediation Efficiency of Brassica juncea and the Rhizosphere Micro-Ecology in …

S Yao, B Zhou, M Duan, T Cao, Z Wen, X Chen… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phytoremediation is an environment-friendly method for toxic elements remediation. The aim
of this study was to improve the phytoremediation efficiency of Brassica juncea and the …

[HTML][HTML] Solid-state fermentation of green waste for the production of biostimulants to enhance lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivation under water stress: Closing the …

RCS Porras, G Ghoreishi, A Sánchez, R Barrena… - Chemosphere, 2025 - Elsevier
Food production faces important challenges such as water scarcity and the overall need of
novel sustainable strategies. This study assesses the effect of the biostimulant produced …

Trichoderma as a biological agent of Fusarium oxysporum species complex and Vigna unguiculata growth promoter

ACT do Amaral… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the potential antagonistic role of Trichoderma in the control of
Fusarium isolates belonging to the Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) and in the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial Fertilizers: A Study on the Current Scenario of Brazilian Inoculants and Future Perspectives

MFL Andreata, L Afonso, ETG Niekawa, JM Salomão… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing need for sustainable agricultural practices, combined with the demand for
enhanced crop productivity, has led to a growing interest in utilizing microorganisms for …

Inoculation of Trichoderma asperelloides ameliorates aluminum stress-induced damages by improving growth, photosynthetic pigments and organic solutes in maize

FJ do Rêgo Meneses, ÁL de Oliveira Lopes, IS Setubal… - 3 Biotech, 2022 - Springer
Excess aluminum (Al) is a stressful condition that affects plant growth and yield quality. This
study evaluates growth responses and changes in the contents of photosynthetic pigments …

PGPM as a potential bioinoculant for enhancing crop productivity under sustainable agriculture

GK Chouhan, DK Jaiswal, AK Gaurav, A Mukherjee… - Biofertilizers, 2021 - Elsevier
The need for food in the form of nutrients and a balanced diet is a major challenge. The
world population is growing day by day and is estimated to be 11 billion or more by 2100 …