Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3280 - 3280
Published: Nov. 22, 2024
Numerous
factors,
such
as
soil
fertility,
climatic
conditions,
human
activity,
pests,
and
diseases,
limit
agricultural
yields.
Pesticides
fertilizers
have
become
indispensable
tools
to
satisfy
the
global
food
demand.
However,
its
adverse
environmental
effects
led
search
for
more
sustainable
ethical
techniques.
Biofertilizers
biopesticides
based
on
plant-
growth-promoting
rhizobacteria
(PGPRs)
are
efficient
ecological
treatments
that
promote
plant
growth
protection
against
pathogens
abiotic
stresses.
In
this
study,
twelve
rhizobacterial
strains
with
plant-growth-promoting
attributes
were
selected
evaluate
their
effect
tomato
plants
(
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 233 - 233
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
The
plant
microbiome,
found
in
the
rhizosphere,
phyllosphere,
and
endosphere,
is
essential
for
nutrient
acquisition,
stress
tolerance,
overall
health
of
plants.
This
review
aims
to
update
our
knowledge
critically
discuss
diversity
functional
roles
rice
as
well
microbiome
engineering
strategies
enhance
biofertilization
resilience.
Rice
hosts
various
microorganisms
that
affect
cycling,
growth
promotion,
resistance
stresses.
Microorganisms
carry
out
these
functions
through
nitrogen
fixation,
phytohormone
metabolite
production,
enhanced
solubilization
uptake,
regulation
host
gene
expression.
Recent
research
on
molecular
biology
has
elucidated
complex
interactions
within
microbiomes
signalling
mechanisms
establish
beneficial
microbial
communities,
which
are
crucial
sustainable
production
environmental
health.
Crucial
factors
successful
commercialization
agents
include
soil
properties,
practical
field
conditions,
genotype.
Advances
engineering,
from
traditional
inoculants
synthetic
biology,
optimize
availability
resilience
abiotic
stresses
like
drought.
Climate
change
intensifies
challenges,
but
innovations
microbiome-shaping
genes
(M
genes)
offer
promising
solutions
crop
also
discusses
agronomic
implications
emphasizing
need
further
exploration
M
breeding
disease
traits.
Ultimately,
we
provide
an
current
findings
rice,
highlighting
pathways
productivity
sustainably
while
minimizing
impacts.
Abstract
Plant
growth‐promoting
rhizobacteria
(PGPR)
associated
with
roots
produce
several
biomolecules
that
stimulate
plant
growth.
The
study
aimed
to
assess
the
potential
of
PGPR
for
tomato
(
Solanum
lycopersicum
L.)
growth
enhancement.
Three
isolates
Pseudomonas
PIA2
and
PIA3,
Bacillus
isolate
BIA1)
were
evaluated
promotion
under
greenhouse
conditions.
experiment
was
conducted
in
three
replications
using
Maya
Melkesalsa
varieties
a
completely
randomized
design.
Treatment
BIA1
resulted
highest
fresh
weights
shoots
(29.05
g)
(3.72
variety
(TC1)
28.69
2.76
g
(TC2),
respectively.
showed
maximum
(25.05
(3.26
TC2.
Tomato
plants
treated
exhibited
significant
increases
height,
by
40.1%
22.6%
TC1
45.2%
27.6%
TC2,
Besides,
treatments
increased
dry
weight
46.6%
30.2%
73.3%
68.7%,
For
54.9%
34.4%
68.1%
48.9%,
results
generally
could
be
used
foster
Further
field
conditions
are
highly
recommended.
The
growing
human
population
and
abiotic
stresses
pose
significant
threats
to
food
security,
with
PGPR
favorable
as
biofertilizers
for
plant
growth
stress
relief.
In
one
study,
soil
samples
from
both
cultivated
uncultivated
plants
in
various
cities
were
used
isolate
rhizobacterial
populations.
Using
50
plants,
isolated
populations
screened
biochemical
changes,
PGP
activities
morphological
characteristics.
A
total
of
199
rhizobacteria
IAA
production.
strain
M28
produced
maximum
378.44
±
2.5
µg
ml−1,
M9
formed
only
34.72
0.15
ml−1.
About
19%
producers
Multan,
18%
Lahore,
15%
soils
Faisalabad
Sheikhupura,
while
7%
Gujrat.
21
isolates
drought
tolerant
−0.14Mpa,
14
those
PSB
15
N
fixers.
traits,
zinc
solubility
was
expressed
by
M4
2
0.5
cm
zone.
M22
amount
HCN,
40.12
0.052
ppm.
All
showed
diverse
behavior
biocompatibility,
motility
patterns
hydrophobicity.
Selected
strains
genetically
identified
ribotyping.
Multitrait
could
be
effective
rather
than
single
trait.
having
highest
production
IAA,
gelatinase,
methyl
red
positive
also
capable
nitrogen
fixation.
Moreover,
it
had
swimming
(8.9
mm)
swarming
(8.7
after
24
h,
indicating
its
best
traits
future
use.
Land,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 636 - 636
Published: March 18, 2025
The
Mediterranean
Diet
is
a
highly
sustainable
diet,
and
legumes
are
among
the
products
that
best
characterize
this
concept.
This
study
evaluates
environmental
sustainability
of
Protected
Geographical
Indication
(PGI)
legume
Phaseolus
vulgaris
L.
cultivated
in
Asturias
region,
Spain.
Employing
multi-indicator
approach,
aims
to
define
measure
certain
biodiversity
indicators
useful
for
assessing
ecological
quality
agroecosystems
under
consideration.
Spatial
analyses
were
conducted
with
GIS-based
methodologies,
integrating
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
generate
Sustainability
Index
(SI).
found
significant
positive
spatial
autocorrelation
was
observed
using
Moran’s
I
test
(Moran’s
=
0.74555,
p
<
0.01),
indicating
SI
values
not
equally
distributed
but
clustered
around
particular
regions.
Furthermore,
Getis-Ord
Gi*
analysis
determined
statistically
hotspots,
mainly
western
southwestern
areas,
including
regions
near
Cangas
del
Narcea
Tineo.
paper
highlights
importance
assessments
develop
approaches.
Soil
quality,
water
use,
biodiversity,
land
management
some
factors
affect
outcomes
region.
results
underscore
role
PGI
promoting
agricultural
practices
by
meeting
geographical
requirements
local
production.
