The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

In agroecosystems, nitrogen is one of the major nutrients limiting plant growth. To meet the
increased nitrogen demand in agriculture, synthetic fertilizers have been used extensively in …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

To feed all of the world's people, it is necessary to sustainably increase agricultural
productivity. One way to do this is through the increased use of plant growth-promoting …

Modern agriculture faces challenges, such as loss of soil fertility, fluctuating climatic factors
and increasing pathogen and pest attacks. Sustainability and environmental safety of …

Many rhizospheric bacterial strains possess plant growth-promoting mechanisms. These
bacteria can be applied as biofertilizers in agriculture and forestry, enhancing crop yields …

In the past twenty years or so, researchers have endeavored to utilize plants to facilitate the
removal of both organic and inorganic contaminants from the environment, especially from …

Streptomyces coelicolor is a representative of the group of soil-dwelling, filamentous
bacteria responsible for producing most natural antibiotics used in human and veterinary …

Phosphorus (P) is the second important key plant nutrient after nitrogen. An adequate supply
of P is therefore required for proper functioning and various metabolisms of plants. Majority …

Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) are used as inoculants for biofertilization,
phytostimulation and biocontrol. The interactions of PGPRs with their biotic environment, for …