ReviewAMB Express2019
Microbial inoculants: reviewing the past, discussing the present and previewing an outstanding future for the use of beneficial bacteria in agriculture.
Review in AMB Express, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of sublethal stress application on the survival of bacterial inoculants: a systematic review.Archives of microbiology · 2023Pooled it
- Uncovering New Insights and Misconceptions on the Effectiveness of Phosphate Solubilizing Rhizobacteria in Plants: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Pooled it
- Use of beneficial microorganisms in bean cultivation: strategies employed to increase productivity.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Review
- Engineered diazotrophs with host-inducible nitrogen supply systems: Transforming rice farming through innovative nitrogen biofertilizers.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026Review
- Bacterial Community Expansion and Nutrient Activation Underlie Yield Improvement Following Diazotrophic Inoculant Application in Paddy Soil.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Microbial co-inoculation and extracellular vesicles: new frontiers for soybean productivity.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Review
- A synthetic microbial community for soybean biofertilization designed via chlorophyll-based iterative selection.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Impact of microbial consortia and fertilization regimes on the soil microbiome in maize field trials.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Beyond the Single Isolate: Leveraging Plant-Associated Microbial Communities for Crop Resilience.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Synthetic Biology of Plants and Microbes for Agriculture, Environment, and Future Applications.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
- Refining the root-associated microbial consortia for enhanced biocontrol of the root-rot pathogen of corn.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Phosphate-mobilizing bacterial community structure and mobilization mechanisms in tobacco rhizosphere.Current research in microbial sciences · 2026Article
- Genetic Diversity and Nodulation Potential ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Strategies to facilitate the bioprospection of properties of agronomic interest in microbial culture collections and a successful case of selection to mitigate drought stress in maize.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Mycorrhization and chemical seed priming boost tomato stress tolerance by changing primary and defence metabolic pathways.Journal of experimental botany · 2025Article
- Optimizing mung bean productivity and root morphology with biofertilizers for sustainable farming.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Agronomic Efficiency of a New Liquid Inoculant Formulated with a Mixture ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- The activity of soil microbial taxa in the rhizosphere predicts the success of root colonization.mSystems · 2025Article
- The role of chemical fertilizer reduction and different microbial inoculants on yield increase in lettuce cultivation.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Biochar-based organic substrates enhance tomato growth by promoting specific microbial communities in rooftop farming.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
69 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread worldwide for different crops and carrying different microorganisms. In the last decades, impressive progress has been achieved in the production, commercialization and use of inoculants. Nowadays, farmers are more receptive to the use of inoculants mainly because high-quality products and multi-purpose elite strains are available at the market, improving yields at low cost in comparison to chemical fertilizers. In the context of a more sustainable agriculture, microbial inoculants also help to mitigate environmental impacts caused by agrochemicals. Challenges rely on the production of microbial inoculants for a broader range of crops, and the expansion of the inoculated area worldwide, in addition to the search for innovative microbial solutions in areas subjected to increasing episodes of environmental stresses. In this review, we explore the world market for inoculants, showing which bacteria are prominent as inoculants in different countries, and we discuss the main research strategies that might contribute to improve the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture.
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