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Plant growth-promoting bacteria as inoculants in agricultural soils [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2015
Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are the determinants of plant health, productivity and soil fertility. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are bacteria that can enhance plant growth and protect plants from disease and abiotic stresses ...
Rocheli de Souza, Adriana Ambrosini, Luciane M.P. Passaglia   +2 more
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Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agriculture: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions [PDF]

Plants
The rapid growth of the human population has significantly increased the demand for food, leading to the intensification of agricultural practices that negatively impact the environment. Climate change poses a significant threat to global food production,
Alondra María Díaz-Rodríguez, Fannie Isela Parra Cota, Luis Alberto Cira Chávez, Luis Fernando García Ortega, María Isabel Estrada Alvarado, Gustavo Santoyo, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos   +6 more
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Poor Quality of Commercial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculants Used for Agriculture and Home Gardening [PDF]

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
There is an urgent need to develop microbial inoculants that can consistently improve crop performance as part of efforts to implement sustainable agricultural practices and reduce the environmental impact of intensive farming.
Raphaël Boussageon, Marco Eigenmann, Joel Frommenwiler, Marcel G. A. van derHeijden   +3 more
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Emerging Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture: From Biology to Field Application [PDF]

MicrobiologyOpen
In recent years, increasing consumer demand for organic food and chemical free agricultural products has driven a shift toward microbial‐based approaches, which are being adopted to replace traditional agrochemicals, used for nutrient supplementation and
Ajay Kumar, Reetesh Kumar, Pallavi Singh, Susmitha Kalaichelvan, Sergio de los Santos‐Villalobos, Naveen Kumar, Luiz Fernando, Rajeev Kumar, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola   +10 more
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From Concept to Commerce: Developing a Successful Fungal Endophyte Inoculant for Agricultural Crops [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2018
The development of endophyte inoculants for agricultural crops has been bedevilled by the twin problems of a lack of reliability and consistency, with a consequent lack of belief among end users in the efficacy of such treatments.
Brian R. Murphy, Fiona M. Doohan, Trevor R. Hodkinson   +2 more
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The Importance of Microbial Inoculants in a Climate-Changing Agriculture in Eastern Mediterranean Region [PDF]

Atmosphere, 2020
Climate change has gained importance due to its severe consequences for many aspects of life. Increasing temperature, drought and greenhouse gases affect directly or indirectly the productivity of agricultural and natural ecosystems as well as human ...
Athanasia Kavadia, Michalis Omirou, Dionysia Fasoula, Ioannis M. Ioannides   +3 more
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Translating macroecological models to predict microbial establishment probability in an agricultural inoculant introduction [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiomes
The use of potentially beneficial microorganisms in agriculture (microbial inoculants) has rapidly accelerated in recent years. For microbial inoculants to be effective as agricultural tools, these organisms must be able to survive and persist in novel ...
Isaac M. Klimasmith, Isaac M. Klimasmith, Bing Wang, Sora Yu, Yasuo Yoshikuni, Yasuo Yoshikuni, Angela D. Kent, Angela D. Kent   +7 more
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Microbial Solutions in Agriculture: Enhancing Soil Health and Resilience Through Bio-Inoculants and Bioremediation [PDF]

Bacteria
Soil microbes are important for maintaining agricultural ecosystems by promoting nutrient cycling, plant growth, and soil resilience. Microbial-based inoculants, such as bio-inoculants and bioremediation agents, have been identified as suitable means to ...
Rahul Kumar, Beatrice Farda, Amedeo Mignini, Rihab Djebaili, Leonard Koolman, Alivia Paul, Subhankar Mondal, Joy M. Joel, Aditi Pandit, Periyasamy Panneerselvam, Marika Pellegrini, Debasis Mitra   +11 more
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Nanofabrication Techniques for Enhancing Plant–Microbe Interactions in Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]

Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials have emerged as a transformative technology in agricultural science, offering innovative solutions to improve plant–microbe interactions and crop productivity. The unique properties, such as high surface area, tunability, and reactivity, of
Wajid Zaman, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Adnan Amin, Sajid Ali   +3 more
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Evaluation of the efficient propagation of Rhizophagus intraradices and its inoculation effects on rice [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are a key group of fungi closely associated with agricultural production within soil microbial communities. However, large-scale propagation of AMF inoculum faces various challenges, limiting our ability to obtain and ...
Feng Shi, Xinghao Wang, Xue He, Tianle Xu, Mingguo Jiang, Wei Chang, Fuqiang Song   +6 more
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