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Diversity of Cold Tolerant Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms from North Western Himalayas
The environmental conditions on planet earth are extremely diverse, with enormous variations in pressure, pH, temperature and salt concentration. All these environments are inhabited by living organisms, parti...
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Abundance, Interaction with Plants and Potential Biological Applications
Beneficial microbes associated with plant roots play an important role to achieve higher agriculture production for burgeoning population in sustainable way. Among various microbes, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)...
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Potassium Solubilization and Mobilization: Functional Impact on Plant Growth for Sustainable Agriculture
To attain the sustained agriculture production, soil fertility, and its nutrient status should be optimal. Potassium is a crucial component of plant nutrition package that also limits crop quality and yield. D...
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Drought Stress Tolerance: An Insight to Resistance Mechanism and Adaptation in Plants
Water is essentially required by all the living systems including plants to maintain normal function of growth and metabolism. Drought stress in plants may affect several activities like cell elongation, morph...