Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agricultural Sustainability—A Review

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Nitrous oxide emissions from soils: how well do we understand the processes and their controls?

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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): emergence in agriculture

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Bacteria with ACC deaminase can promote plant growth and help to feed the world

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Soil beneficial bacteria and their role in plant growth promotion: a review

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Indole-3-acetic acid in microbial and microorganism-plant signaling

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Multidisciplinary evaluation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on soil microbiome and strawberry quality

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Isolation of Glyphosate-Resistant Bacterial Strains to Improve the Growth of Maize and Degrade Glyphosate under Axenic Condition

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Comparative Functional Genome Analysis Reveals the Habitat Adaptation and Biocontrol Characteristics of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in NCBI Databases

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Plant growth-promoting bacteria and exogenous phytohormones alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress in pigeon pea plants

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Soil microbial diversity and functional capacity associated with the production of edible mushroom Stropharia rugosoannulata in croplands

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Harnessing synthetic microbial communities for sustainable agriculture: Enhancing soil health and crop yields

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The Role of Microbial Enzyme Systems in Plant Growth Promotion

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Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, in response to soil fertilization

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Deciphering the Factors for Nodulation and Symbiosis of Mesorhizobium Associated with Cicer arietinum in Northwest India

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Isolation of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacillus cereus from Soil and Its Use as a Microbial Inoculant

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Recent advances in the bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils: a mini review

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Molecular, biochemical, and comparative genome analysis of a rhizobacterial strain Klebsiella Sp. KBG6.2 imparting salt stress tolerance to Oryza sativa L.

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Phyllosphere bacterial strains Rhizobium b1 and Bacillus subtilis b2 control tomato leaf diseases caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and Alternaria solani

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Interactions in Soil-Microbe-Plant System: Adaptation to Stressed Agriculture

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Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Enhancing Crop Productivity with Sustainable Nano-Fertilizers and Nano-Biofertilizers

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Biofertilizers Enhance Soil Fertility and Crop Yields Through Microbial Community Modulation

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Impact of Elemental Sulfur on the Rhizospheric Bacteria of Durum Wheat Crop Cultivated on a Calcareous Soil

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Plant and soil-associated biofilm-forming bacteria: Their role in green agriculture

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Inoculation of in vitro cultures with rhizosphere microorganisms improve plant development and acclimatization during immature embryo rescue in nectarine and pear breeding programs

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Nano-biofertilizers for enhanced nutrient use efficiency

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Treatment with atypical rhizobia, Pararhizobium giardinii and Ochrobactrum sp. modulate the rhizospheric bacterial community, and enhances Lens culinaris growth in fallow-soil

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How Can We Stabilize Soil Using Microbial Communities and Mitigate Desertification?

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Genome insights into the plant growth-promoting bacterium Saccharibacillus brassicae ATSA2T

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Plant responses to plant growth promoting bacteria: Insights from proteomics

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Optimizing Inputs Management for Sustainable Agricultural Development

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Acinetobacter oleivorans IRS14 alleviates cold stress in wheat by regulating physiological and biochemical factors

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IN VITRO EFFECT OF METALLIC SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AgNPs): A NOVEL APPROACH TOWARD THE FEASIBLE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS AND NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS IN PEARL MILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM L.)

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Development of a defined compost system for the study of plant-microbe interactions

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Probiotic prospects of PGPR for green and sustainable agriculture

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Distinct Root Microbial Communities in Nature Farming Rice Harbor Bacterial Strains With Plant Growth-Promoting Traits

Sinong, G. F., Yasuda, M., Nara, Y., Lee, C. G., Dastogeer, K. M. G., Tabuchi, H., Nakai, H., Djedidi, S., & Okazaki, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2020.629942 · Cited by 23

Acclimatization of Musa spp. seedlings using endophytic Bacillus spp. and Buttiauxella agrestis strains

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Identification of Bacterial Populations and Functional Mechanisms Potentially Involved in Biochar-Facilitated Antagonism of the Soilborne PathogenFusarium oxysporum

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Improvement of Sphaeropsis Shoot Blight Disease Resistance by Applying the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Hymenochaete sp. Rl and Mycorrhizal Helper Bacterium Bacillus pumilus HR10 to Pinus thunbergii

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Biofertilizers can enhance nitrogen use efficiency of sugarcane

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Maize Growth Promotion by Inoculation with an Engineered Ammonium-Excreting Strain of Nitrogen-Fixing Pseudomonasstutzeri

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Trichoderma reesei induces defense-related biochemical markers associated with resistance to Fusarium dieback in tea crop

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A glimpse into the performance and synthesis of microbial nanoparticles and its new advances in soil enrichment and plant nutrition: a review

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Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Natural Rice Rhizospheric Microbes Reduce Arsenic Uptake and Blast Infections in Rice

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Induced resistance in tomato plants against root knot nematode using biotic and abiotic inducers

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Augmentation with potential endophytes enhances phytostabilization of Cr in contaminated soil

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Influence of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, Compost, and Biochar of Azolla on Rosemary ( Rosmarinus Officinalis L.) Growth and Some Soil Quality Indicators in a Calcareous Soil

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Effective plant-endophyte interplay can improve the cadmium hyperaccumulation in Brachiaria mutica

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Acid Soil Improvement Enhances Disease Tolerance in Citrus Infected by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

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Bacillus velezensis SQR9 promotes plant growth through colonization and rhizosphere–phyllosphere bacteria interaction

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Dynamic in situ detection in iRhizo-Chip reveals diurnal fluctuations of Bacillus subtilis in the rhizosphere

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Role of Microorganisms as Biofertilizers

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Exploring nanomaterials with rhizobacteria in current agricultural scenario

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Microrganismos multifuncionais: utilização na agricultura

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Quality control and regulations of biofertilizers: Current scenario and future prospects

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Bradyrhizobium inoculation has a greater effect on soybean growth, production and yield quality in organic than conventional farming systems

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Evaluation of the Plant Growth Promotion Effect of Bacillus Species on Different Varieties of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Seedlings

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Applications of beneficial plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae in rhizosphere and plant growth: A review

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Nanoemulsion formulations with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable agriculture

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Differential influence of Bacillus subtilis strains on Arabidopsis root architecture through common and distinct plant hormonal pathways

Jensen, C. N. G., Pang, J. K. Y., Hahn, C. M., Gottardi, M., Husted, S., Moelbak, L., Kovács, Á. T., Fimognari, L., & Schulz, A. (2023) · Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111936 · Cited by 21

Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Prospective and Future Challenges

Kumari, E., Kumari, S., Das, S. S., Mahapatra, M., & Sahoo, J. P. (2023) · AgroEnvironmental Sustainability · doi:10.59983/s2023010309 · Cited by 22

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Impact on peanut flowering, seed physical quality, and yield determination (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Bigattón, E. D., Castillejo, M. Á., Ayoub, Baldessari, J. J., Bruno, M., Archilla, M., Dubini, L. E., Lucini, E. I., & Haro, R. J. (2024) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119024 · Cited by 22

Challenges, Regulations and Future Actions in Biofertilizers in the European Agriculture: From the Lab to the Field

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Microbe-Mediated Drought Tolerance in Plants: Current Developments and Future Challenges

Gontia-Mishra, I., Sapre, S., Deshmukh, R., Sikdar, S., & Tiwari, S. (2020) · Sustainable development and biodiversity · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-38453-1_12 · Cited by 22

A biological agent modulates the physiology of barley infected with Drechslera teres

Backes, A., Vaillant‐Gaveau, N., Esmaeel, Q., Barka, E. A., & Jacquard, C. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-87853-0 · Cited by 22

Rhizosphere yeast Torulaspora globosa with plant growth promotion traits and improvement of the development of tomato seedlings under greenhouse conditions

Thais, B. D. O., Rodolfo, B. J., Luana, G. S., & Marcia, M. R.-M. (2019) · African Journal of Agricultural Research · doi:10.5897/ajar2019.13950 · Cited by 23

Isolation and identification of Rhizospheric and Endophytic Bacteria from Cucumber plants irrigated with wastewater: Exploring their roles in plant growth promotion and disease suppression

Shreshtha, K., Raj, S., Pal, A. K., Tripathi, P., Choudhary, K. K., Mitra, D., Rani, A., Santos‐Villalobos, S. D. L., & Tripathi, V. S. (2024) · Current Research in Microbial Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100256 · Cited by 21

Unlocking the potential of ecofriendly guardians for biological control of plant diseases, crop protection and production in sustainable agriculture

Malik, D., Kumar, S., & Sindhu, S. S. (2025) · 3 Biotech · doi:10.1007/s13205-025-04243-3 · Cited by 22

Deciphering the antagonistic effect of Streptomyces spp. and host-plant resistance induction against charcoal rot of sorghum

Gopalakrishnan, S., Srinivas, V., Naresh, N., Sambangi, P., Ankati, S., Madhuprakash, J., Govindaraj, M., & Sharma, R. (2021) · Planta · doi:10.1007/s00425-021-03577-5 · Cited by 21

Biostimulants Managed Fungal Phytopathogens and Enhanced Activity of Beneficial Microorganisms in Rhizosphere of Scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica L.)

Patkowska, E. (2021) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture11040347 · Cited by 22

Application of Aureobasidium pullulans in iron‐poor soil. Can the production of siderophores improve iron bioavailability and yeast antagonistic activity?

Francesco, A. D., Sciubba, L., Bencivenni, M., Marzadori, C., & Baraldi, E. (2021) · Annals of Applied Biology · doi:10.1111/aab.12742 · Cited by 21

Effect of rhizobial isolates and nitrogen fertilizers on nursery performance, nodulation behavior and nitrogenase activity of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. seedlings

Dhiman, V. K., Rana, N., Dhiman, V. K., Pandey, H., Verma, P., & Singh, D. (2022) · Plant Stress · doi:10.1016/j.stress.2022.100080 · Cited by 21

Classification of the plant-associated lifestyle of Pseudomonas strains using genome properties and machine learning

Poncheewin, W., van Diepeningen, A. D., van der Lee, T., Diez, M. S., & Schaap, P. J. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14913-4 · Cited by 21

Impact of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Inoculation on the Physiological Response and Productivity Traits of Field-Grown Tomatoes in Hungary

Nemeskéri, E., Horváth, K., Andryei, B., Ilahy, R., Takács, S., Neményi, A., Pék, Z., & Helyes, L. (2022) · Horticulturae · doi:10.3390/horticulturae8070641 · Cited by 25

Comparative genomic and functional analyses of Paenibacillus peoriae ZBSF16 with biocontrol potential against grapevine diseases, provide insights into its genes related to plant growth-promoting and biocontrol mechanisms

Yuan, L., Jiang, H., Jiang, X., Li, T., Lü, P., Yin, X., & Wei, Y. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.975344 · Cited by 21

Endophytic Paenibacillus polymyxa LMG27872 inhibits Meloidogyne incognita parasitism, promoting tomato growth through a dose-dependent effect

Singh, R. R., & Wesemael, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.961085 · Cited by 23

Energy Budgeting and Carbon Footprints Estimation of Fodder Maize Varieties Sown under Different Nutrient Management Practices in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Kumar, D., Singh, M., Kumar, S., Meena, R. K., Kumar, R., Yadav, M. R., Kushwaha, M., Makarana, G., Bhattacharjee, S., Kashyap, S., et al. (2023) · Agronomy · doi:10.3390/agronomy13040981 · Cited by 21

Enrichment of putative plant growth promoting microorganisms in biodynamic compared with organic agriculture soils

Milke, F., Rodas-Gaitán, H. A., Meissner, G., Masson, V., Oltmanns, M., Möller, M., Wohlfahrt, Y., Kulig, B., Acedo, A., Athmann, M., et al. (2024) · ISME Communications · doi:10.1093/ismeco/ycae021 · Cited by 21

Microbial biofertilizers and algae‐based biostimulant affect fruit yield characteristics of organic processing tomato

Quintarelli, V., Borgatti, D., Baretta, M., Stazi, S. R., Allevato, E., Pancaldi, S., Baldisserotto, C., Mancinelli, R., Tedeschi, P., Radicetti, E., et al. (2024) · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · doi:10.1002/jsfa.13851 · Cited by 21

Endophytes of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) seeds

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Correlative surface imaging reveals chemical signatures for bacterial hotspots on plant roots

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Effects of Multi-Species Microbial Inoculants on Early Wheat Growth and Litterbag Microbial Activity

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