Plant Growth—Promoting Bacteria and Plant–Soil Interactions in Harsh Environments, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2024) | Viewed by 207
Special Issue Editors
2. Bashan Institute of Science, Auburn, AL, USA
Interests: bacterial endophytes; microbial inoculants; plant–soil interaction; microbial communities
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: plant–bacteria interaction; microbial inoculants; plant growth promoting bacteria; microbial-assisted restoration of degraded soils
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPBs) are a diverse group of bacteria which induce beneficial effects in plants, both directly and indirectly. Many bacterial isolates have been characterized and used as inoculants to improve nutrient acquisition and mitigate environmental stress or for the biocontrol of pathogens. At present, PGPBs offer an alternative to sustainable agriculture, although their practical use for soil rehabilitation and other environmental purposes has received less attention.
In a changing world, there is a need to explore new sources of PGPBs and investigate their metabolic potential, enabling plants to cope with intense drought, inundation, increasing salinity, soil degradation, etc.
Consequently, for this Special Issue, we encourage contributions which enhance our understanding of how PGPBs interact with plants and soils in challenging environments.
We especially welcome works on the following topics:
- Prospection of endophytic/rhizosphere/phyllosphere bacteria with plant-growth potential.
- Exploring the role of PGPBs on wild and cultivated plants.
- Interaction of PGPBs on the microbial communities of their host and soil.
- Validation of bacterial inoculants interacting with plants used in soil rehabilitation.
- Elucidation of new mechanisms of plant growth promotion.
Dr. Blanca R. López
Prof. Dr. Luz De-Bashan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant growth-promoting bacteria
- endophytes
- environmental stress
- nitrogen fixing bacteria
- P and K solubilizing bacteria
- mechanisms of plant growth
- PGPB-plant interaction soil microbial communities
- soil rehabilitation
- bacterial inoculants and biosafety
