ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2025
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Biochar as Drought Defense Tools: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms and Future Directions.
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- Drought priming and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhance Solanum lycopersicum metabolites under drought stress.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2026Article
- Seed biopriming with a novel endophytic Bacillus licheniformis strain RGS enhances drought tolerance and recovery in tomato.Archives of microbiology · 2026Article
- Biomass Seedling Trays Drive Rhizosphere Microbiome Restructuring and PGPR Enrichment in Tomato.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Silicon Combined with Activated Carbon Enhances Salt Tolerance in Strawberry (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deciphering biochar-PGPR-plant synergies for sustainable soil rhizoremediation of organic pollutants.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Emerging roles of PGPR in fruit production systems: from growth promotion to system-level regulation, a review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Rhizosphere microbiome dynamics and plant adaptation to abiotic stress in major oilseed crops: a review.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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Abstract
Drought stress, exacerbated by climate change, is a serious threat to global food security. This review examines the synergistic potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and biochar as a sustainable strategy for enhancing crop drought resilience. Biochar's porous structure creates a protective "charosphere" microhabitat, enhancing PGPR colonization and survival. This partnership, in turn, induces multifaceted plant responses through: (1) the modulation of key phytohormones, including abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene (via 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase activity), and auxins; (2) improved nutrient solubilization and uptake; and (3) the activation of robust antioxidant defense systems. These physiological benefits are orchestrated by a profound reprogramming of the plant transcriptome, which shifts the plant's expression profile from a stressed to a resilient state by upregulating key genes (e.g., Dehydration-Responsive Element-Binding protein (DREB), Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll B-binding protein (LHCB), Plasma membrane Intrinsic Proteins (PIPs)) and downregulating stress-senescence markers. To realize a climate-resilient farming future, research must be strategically directed toward customizing biochar-PGPR combinations, validating their long-term performance in agronomic environments, and uncovering the molecular bases of their action.
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