In the light of intensification of cropping practices and changing climatic conditions,
nourishing a growing global population requires optimizing environmental sustainability and …

An intensive agricultural production is necessary to satisfy food requirements for the growing
world population. However, its realization is associated with the mass consumption of non …

Plants live in association with microorganisms that positively influence plant development,
vigor, and fitness in response to pathogens and abiotic stressors. The bulk of the plant …

Background and aims It has frequently been shown that plants interact with soils to shape
rhizosphere microbiomes. However, previous work has not distinguished between effects of …

This study was conducted to investigate the capability of the microbial community
characteristics and soil variables to promote carbon and nitrogen cycles in maize fields …

Optimizing the turnover and recycling of nutrients, a fundamental issue for the sustainability
and productivity of agro-ecosystems is depending on the functionality of a framework of plant …

Climate change, with its extreme temperature, weather and precipitation patterns, is a major
global concern of dryland farmers, who currently meet the challenges of climate change …

Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in soil fertility, sustainability, and plant health.
However, intensive agriculture with increasing chemical inputs and changing environments …

Agriculture have a significant portion of the economies of world and therefore can contribute
toward major continental priorities such as eradicating poverty, hunger, rapid …

Foliar application of rare earth micronutrient of lanthanum (La) exhibits great potential in
reducing cadmium (Cd) uptake in crops, the underlying mechanisms controlling the …