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Functional Genome Analysis of a Conditionally Pathogenic Rhizobacterial Strain, Pseudomonas putida AKMP7
This manuscript reports the whole genome sequence of a conditionally pathogenic rhizobacterial strain, Pseudomonas putida AKMP7, which has been previously reported by us to be beneficial to Arabidopsis thaliana u...
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Prevalance of multifunctional Azospirillum formosense strains in the rhizosphere of pearl millet across diverse edaphoclimatic regions of India
The present study aimed at selecting indigenous Azospirillum spp. strains exhibiting plant growth promoting traits and tolerance to osmotic stress, for their potential application as bioinoculants in rainfed pear...
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Azospirillum–Bacillus associations: synergistic effects on in vitro PGP traits and growth of pearl millet at early seedling stage under limited moisture conditions
The association of plant beneficial Azospirillum and Bacillus spp. strains expressing different sets of PGP traits may have complementary or supplementary effects on host plants. In the present investigation, A.
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Green production of biologically active Ag and Ag–Cu nanoparticles from Prosopis cineraria pod waste extract and their application in epoxidation
The main focus of the current research is bio-nano-technologically produced nanoparticles (NPs) utilizing waste materials. There is a need for develo** advanced technology to reduce waste in an eco-friendly ...
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Associative Nitrogen Fixers- Options for Mitigating Climate Change
Nitrogen (N2), a crucial element for all living beings, is present abundantly (78%) in Earth’s atmosphere but in an unreactive form that cannot be directly incorporated into the living biomass. It needs to be fix...
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Open AccessNematicidal rhizobacteria with plant growth-promoting traits associated with tomato in root-knot infested polyhouses
In polyhouse cultivation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in root-knot (Meloidogyne incognita) infested soils, several accessions remained free of nematode infection. It was hypothesized that such plants that wer...
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Open AccessFoliar nutrient supplementation with micronutrient-embedded fertilizer increases biofortification, soil biological activity and productivity of eggplant
Micronutrient malnutrition or hidden hunger remains a major global challenge for human health and wellness. The problem results from soil micro- and macro-nutrient deficiencies combined with imbalanced fertili...
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One-pot microbial bioconversion of wheat bran ferulic acid to biovanillin
Due to growing consumer preference towards natural ingredients in food products, the production of flavors by microbial biotransformation of agrowastes provides an eco-friendly, cost-effective and sustainable ...
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Layer-by-layer coating of hydrocolloids and mixed plant extract reduces fruit decay and improves postharvest life of nectarine fruits during cold storage
Due to its attractive appearance, pleasing flavor, and presence of secondary metabolites, nectarine is becoming a popular fruit day-by-day in India. However, postharvest life of nectarine fruits is only 3–4 da...
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Seed Endophytes: The Benevolent Existence in the Plant System
Endophytic microbial communities of crop plants interact intimately with hosts and are associated with almost every plant. Endophytic microorganisms exhibit an array of plant beneficial traits similar to those...
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Maize seed endophytic bacteria: dominance of antagonistic, lytic enzyme-producing Bacillus spp.
Beneficial aspects of endophytic microorganisms have motivated researchers to explore plant endophytic world. The present study was aimed to isolate and characterize the seed-borne endophytic bacteria from di...
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Actinomycetes as Mitigators of Climate Change and Abiotic Stress
Agricultural productivity is affected worldwide due to anthropogenic and climate change-induced abiotic stresses, posing a threat to food security. Use of microorganisms for abiotic stress management in agricu...
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Application of Microbiology in Dryland Agriculture
Microorganisms are key players in nutrient cycling and hence form important components of a soil ecosystem. Besides, improving nutrient availability, certain microorganisms also provide growth and health benef...
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Exploiting Plant Growth Promoting Rhizomicroorganisms for Enhanced Crop Productivity
The increasing pressure on land resources has made it imperative for vertical growth through enhanced crop intensity and productivity. To meet this challenge, appropriate integrated nutrient and pest managemen...
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Role of microorganisms in adaptation of agriculture crops to abiotic stresses
Increased incidences of abiotic and biotic stresses impacting productivity in principal crops are being witnessed all over the world. Extreme events like prolonged droughts, intense rains and flooding, heat wa...
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Effect of osmotic stress on plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp.
In this study we isolated and screened drought tolerant Pseudomonas isolates from arid and semi arid crop production systems of India. Five isolates could tolerate osmotic stress up to −0.73 MPa and possessed mul...
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Effect of plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. on compatible solutes, antioxidant status and plant growth of maize under drought stress
Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses affecting yield of dryland crops. Rhizobacterial populations of stressed soils are adapted and tolerant to stress and can be screened for isolation of efficient str...
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Molecular and Biochemical Approaches for Characterization of Antifungal Trait of a Potent Biocontrol Agent Bacillus subtilis RP24
Bacillus subtilis strain RP24, isolated from rhizoplane of field grown pigeon pea, exhibited in vitro antagonism against a wide range of phytopathogenic fungi. An attempt was made to partially purify and characte...
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Alleviation of drought stress effects in sunflower seedlings by the exopolysaccharides producing Pseudomonas putida strain GAP-P45
Production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) can be used as a criteria for the isolation of stress tolerant microorganisms. In the present study, EPS-producing fluorescent pseudomonads were isolated from alfisols, v...
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Pseudomonas sp. strain AKM-P6 enhances tolerance of sorghum seedlings to elevated temperatures
A thermotolerant strain AKM-P6 of Pseudomonas sp. possessing plant growth-promoting properties was isolated from rhizosphere of pigeon pea grown under semiarid conditions in India. The effect of inoculation with ...
