Cereals such as maize, rice, wheat and sorghum are the most important crops for human
nutrition. Like other plants, cereals associate with diverse bacteria (including nitrogen-fixing …

Ensuring food security in an environmentally sustainable way is a global challenge. To
achieve this agriculture productivity requires increasing by 70% under increasingly harsh …

The effects of Bacillus subtilis inoculation on the growth and Cd uptake of alfalfa were
evaluated in this research using pot experiments, and the relevant biochemical mechanisms …

The rhizosphere and phyllosphere are the below-and above-ground microbial ecosystems
of plants. Interactions between the rhizosphere and phyllosphere shape the plant …

BNF is a fascinating phenomenon which contributes to protect the nature from
environmental pollution that can be happened as a result of heavy nitrogen applications …

Canola (Brassica napus L. var. oleracea) is the third most common oil-producing crop
worldwide after palm and soybean. Canola cultivation requires the use of chemical …

Sprouts harbor high levels of bacteria and have been implicated in massive outbreaks of
foodborne illnesses. The elucidation of microbial profiles in sprouts is important; however …

Bacillus sp. MEP218, a soil bacterium with high potential as a source of bioactive molecules,
produces mostly C16–C17 fengycin and other cyclic lipopeptides (CLP) when growing …

Abstract Colletotrichum Leaf Disease (CLD) is one of the major leaf diseases which
significantly affect growth and yield of natural rubber (NR). Development of eco-friendly …

With growing interest in the role of endophyte to the host plant ecology, health, and
productivity, this chapter discusses seed-inhabiting endophytes. These endophytes were …