ReviewFrontiers in plant science2022
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial biofertilizers for crop production: The past, present, and future.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Rhizosphere Bacteria in Plant Growth Promotion, Biocontrol, and Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites: A Comprehensive Review of Effects and Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
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- Microbial innovations for climate-resilient agriculture: mechanisms, applications, and emerging technologies.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Isolation, biochemical characterization and enzymatic profiling of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria associated with chilli (Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Article
- Bacillus inoculation drives fine-scale taxonomic shifts in the bacterial communities of saline-alkaline wheat rhizosphere soil.Environmental microbiome · 2026Article
- Strain-specific effects of soil cyanobacteria Nodosilinea sp. and Microcoleus sp. on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) nutrient uptake and soil fertility.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Whole genome sequence analysis of Methylorubrum thiocyanatum VRI7-A4: a versatile sulfur-oxidizing bacterium with environmental stress resilience.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere Microbiome as an Underexplored Resource for Agroecosystem Sustainability: Insights From the Carrot Root Zone.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Review
- Molecular pathways in plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-plant interactions: a comprehensive review.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
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- Biotechnological Applications of Bacteria.Progress in molecular and subcellular biology · 2026Review
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- Synergism of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria in bioremediation and restoration of metal-stressed environments.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Synergistic role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and fungi in biofertilizer development for chilli (Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- From microbiome collapse to recovery: a roadmap for microbiome-informed grassland restoration under global change.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Role of the Plant-Microbiome Partnership in Environmentally Harmonious 21st Century Agriculture.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Analyses of Antioxidative Response in Tomato (Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bio-Organic Fertilizer Modulates the Rhizosphere Microbiome to Enhance Sugarcane Growth and Suppress Smut Disease.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Climate-Resilient Crops: Integrating AI, Multi-Omics, and Advanced Phenotyping to Address Global Agricultural and Societal Challenges.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Recent decades have witnessed increased agricultural production to match the global demand for food fueled by population increase. Conventional agricultural practices are heavily reliant on artificial fertilizers that have numerous human and environmental health effects. Cognizant of this, sustainability researchers and environmentalists have increased their focus on other crop fertilization mechanisms. Biofertilizers are microbial formulations constituted of indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that directly or indirectly promote plant growth through the solubilization of soil nutrients, and the production of plant growth-stimulating hormones and iron-sequestering metabolites called siderophores. Biofertilizers have continually been studied, recommended, and even successfully adopted for the production of many crops in the world. These microbial products hold massive potential as sustainable crop production tools, especially in the wake of climate change that is partly fueled by artificial fertilizers. Despite the growing interest in the technology, its full potential has not yet been achieved and utilization still seems to be in infancy. There is a need to shed light on the past, current, and future prospects of biofertilizers to increase their understanding and utility. This review evaluates the history of PGPR biofertilizers, assesses their present utilization, and critically advocates their future in sustainable crop production. It, therefore, updates our understanding of the evolution of PGPR biofertilizers in crop production. Such information can facilitate the evaluation of their potential and ultimately pave the way for increased exploitation.
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