scholarly journals The importance of adverse soil microbiomes in the light of omics: Implications for food safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 421-430
Author(s):  
Saheed Adekunle Akinola ◽  
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
World Population ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Agricultural Improvement ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Sustainable Agricultural Systems

One of the most serious threats facing agricultural productivity in the world is unfavourable soil conditions. Several studies have shown that almost half of the world’s land-mass is affected by either natural or human-induced pollution. This, therefore, poses a threat to agricultural improvement needed to tackle the problem of a continuous increase in the world population. The emergence of soil extremophiles with plant growth-promoting trait has proven to be a reliable means to quell the threat posed by some factors limiting soil potency. Adopting these organisms as bio-inoculants will easily proffer a solution to both biotic and abiotic soil stress. As such, the natural bio-fertilisers will help to improve the quality of the soil by making it healthy enough to sustain sufficient plant growth. This review gives an overview of the multifarious importance of extremophiles on plants grown under harsh soil conditions, with the multifaceted application of omics as a means to unveil these organisms and their benefits for environmentally sustainable agricultural systems and food safety.  

scholarly journals Biocoating of Seeds with Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria to Improve Plant Establishment

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Schippers ◽  
R. J. Scheffer ◽  
B. J. J. Lugtenberg ◽  
P. J. Weisbeek
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
Plant Establishment ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
Microbial Products ◽  
Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) have the potential to contribute significantly to the development of sustainable agricultural systems. Our understanding at the molecular level of the interactions between these microorganisms, the plant and the environment is growing rapidly, facilitating the development of microbial products. However, their development is hampered by the legislative restrictions on their use and consequently high costs. This is especially true because biocontrol agents are often specific to crops, pathogens and soil types. Nevertheless, promising new products for the improvement of plant establishment and plant growth, such as ‘BioCoat ’ for radish seeds, have entered the market.

Newer Approaches in Phytoremediation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1785-1808
Author(s):  
Khushboo Chaudhary ◽  
Suphiya Khan ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Saraswat
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Chelating Agents ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Pollution Problem ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting

The heavy metal pollution problem is all over the world. Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has transformed heavy metals present in the soil, which removes and minimizes their toxic effects. This chapter highlights the role of plant-growth-promoting bacteria, chelating agents, and nanoparticles for remediation of heavy metals; their mechanism of action; and their applications approach of hyperaccumulation. Therefore, this chapter focuses on the mechanisms by which microorganisms, chelating agents, and nanoparticles can mobilize or immobilize metals in soils and the nano-phytoremediation strategies are addressed for the improvement of phytoextraction as an innovative process for enhancement of heavy metals removal from soil.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Capacity of Beneficial Bacterial Inoculants to Enhance Canola (Brassica napus L.) Growth under Low Water Activity

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1449
Author(s):  
Dasun Premachandra ◽  
Lee Hudek ◽  
Aydin Enez ◽  
Ross Ballard ◽  
Steve Barnett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Shoot Biomass ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting

Canola (Brassica napus L.) is the third largest crop produced in Australia after wheat and barley. For such crops, the variability of water access, reduced long-term annual rainfall and increasing water prices, higher overall production costs, and variability in production quantity and quality are driving the exploration of new tools to maintain production in an economical and environmentally sustainable way. Microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere have been shown to enhance plant growth and offer a potential way to maintain or even increase crop production quality and yield in an environmentally sustainable way. Here, seven bacterial isolates from canola rhizosphere samples are shown to enhance canola growth, particularly in low water activity systems. The seven strains all possessed commonly described plant growth promoting traits, including the ability to produce indole-3-acetic acid and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase, and the capacity to solubilise nutrients (Fe2+/3+ and PO43−). When the isolates were inoculated at the time of sowing in pot-based systems with either sand or clay loam media, and in field trials, a significant increase in dry root and shoot biomass was recorded compared to uninoculated controls. It is likely that the strains’ plant growth promoting capacity under water stress is due to the combined effects of the bacterial phenotypes examined here.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF QUINOA (QUINOA CHENOPODIUM WILLD.) CULTIVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-356
Author(s):  
A. FATHI ◽  
F. KARDONI
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
World Population ◽  
Cereal Grain ◽  
The World ◽  
Semi Arid

Quinoa is a dicotyledonous species for seeds and, therefore, is not known as a cereal grain and is a pseudograin, which is introduced nowadays as a new crop in the world. Population growth and the need for more food put additional pressure on the environment, especially on water resources and agronomic ecosystems. This has led to more attention to plants that grow at different latitudes and altitudes. Climatic and environmental changes affect agricultural inputs, especially water resources. So, the best way of adapting to the current situation is the introduction of low-water, salt resistant, and drought-tolerant plants to the recent climatic changes. Water scarcity has become a serious problem in many countries. This restriction has had a significant impact on the development of countries. The plants which grow in arid and semi-arid regions are often exposed to adverse environmental factors, such as drought or salinity. Salinity and drought stress, more than any other factor, decrease crop yields around the world. These two abiotic stresses are the main limiting factors for crop production, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Quinoa is an exceptional plant that can adapt to adverse conditions and can serve as a solution to the challenge of global food security. Recent droughts that occurred in the world have prompted governments to include plants in their development plans, which are adapted to the country's existing water and soil conditions and have high nutritional value. This way, quinoa cultivation can ensure their food security in the coming years.

Newer Approaches in Phytoremediation

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-178
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Chelating Agents ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Pollution Problem ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting

The heavy metal pollution problem is all over the world. Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has transformed heavy metals present in the soil, which removes and minimizes their toxic effects. This chapter highlights the role of plant-growth-promoting bacteria, chelating agents, and nanoparticles for remediation of heavy metals; their mechanism of action; and their applications approach of hyperaccumulation. Therefore, this chapter focuses on the mechanisms by which microorganisms, chelating agents, and nanoparticles can mobilize or immobilize metals in soils and the nano-phytoremediation strategies are addressed for the improvement of phytoextraction as an innovative process for enhancement of heavy metals removal from soil.

scholarly journals Plant growth promoting traits of psychrotolerant bacteria: A boon for agriculture in hilly terrains

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Patni ◽  
A S Panwar ◽  
P Negi ◽  
Gopal Krishna Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria ◽  
Psychrotolerant Bacteria ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Traits

Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are well known to promote plant growth in a number of ways. It is important to study plant growth promoting potential of bacteria capable of growing in extreme environments to establish their role in promoting agricultural yield under harsh conditions. Psychrophilic or psychrotolerant bacteria with plant growth promoting traits may improve the quality of agricultural practices in hilly terrain. The agricultural importance of such microbes stems from the fact that the world over temperate agro-ecosystems are characterized by low temperatures and short growing seasons that subject both plant and microbial life to cold temperature induced stress. Hence, there is a need to identify potential microbes that retain their functional traits under low temperature conditions. Such microbes can be used to enhance the agricultural yields in low temperature areas of the world. This review describes plant growth promoting activities identified in cold adapted bacteria.

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