The global food production for the worldwide population mainly depends on the huge
contributions of the agricultural sector. The cultivated crops of foods need various elements …

Biodegradable plastics (BDPs) are considered as sustainable alternatives to conventional
plastics, of growing application in agriculture. However, there is still concern about …

The diversity of soil bacterial and fungal communities is closely related to the soil
characteristics and vegetation types in salt marsh ecosystems, but the biogeographic …

Plant metabolites have a great influence on soil microbiomes. Although few studies provided
insights into plant–microbe interactions, we still know very little about how plants recruit their …

Improving the productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants subjected to combined
salinity and heat stresses is a significant challenge, particularly in arid and semi-arid …

Vehicular emissions are the major source of air quality deterioration in Indian megacities.
However, there is uncertainty in vehicular emission estimation due to the paucity of vehicular …

Biochar is a typical soil organic amendment; however, there is limited understanding of its
impact on the metabolic characteristics of microorganisms in saline-alkaline soil …

Climate and plant community composition (PCC) modulate the structure and function of
microbial communities. In order to characterize how the functional traits of bacteria are …

Rhizosphere bacteria are critical to plant health and ecological functioning. However, our
understanding of rhizosphere bacterial community turnover and co‐occurrences with minor …

Water stress is a major limiting factor for agricultural production under current and projected
climate change scenarios. As a sustainable strategy, plant growth-promoting bacterial …