Drought stress is a major constraint to crop productivity and the use of drought-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria such as Azospirillum offers a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture. The present study aimed to characterize twenty Azospirillum isolates collected f...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2025/v25i121044
Selenium biofortification aims to increase selenium accumulation or bioavailability in edible crops, tackling the global issue of hidden hunger for essential micronutrients. This review examines the vital role of selenium in human health, its interactions within soil-crop systems...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i121757
Paddy straw, an abundant agricultural residue obtained from rice harvesting, poses significant environmental challenges due to its improper management and disposal practices, including the prevalent practice of residue burning. To address these issues, there is a growing need to...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i3720
The present investigation was conducted to characterize and evaluate native Rhizobium isolates of groundnut and soybean to enhance the Legume-Rhizobium symbiosis as well as increase sustainable crop production. In this connection, all the native isolates under study were characte...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i52403
A field experiment was conducted to find out the effect of biostimulant (plant probiotics) on growth, yield, and the microbial activity of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown in vertisol during the rabi season (December–April) of 2022–23 at the Instructional Cum Research Farm, Co...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i474323
A field experiment was carried out in research farm, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India during Rabi 2020-2021 and Kharif 2021-22 under rice- wheat cropping system at Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Raipur, (IGKV). The experiment was laid out with 12 treatments of rice and w...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92521
The rising need for sustainable agricultural practices in modern vegetable production necessitates the exploration of alternative nitrogen sources like plant associated nitrogen fixing bacteria. This study aimed to isolate, characterize and evaluate native foliar bacteria specifi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53974
Dayashankar Baghel, Chandrakanta, S.B. Gupta, Diptimayee Das, Anup Kumar Singh, Tapas Chowdhury & Ravindra Soni·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2025
The rising need for sustainable agricultural practices, especially in non-leguminous vegetable production, necessitates the exploration of alternative nitrogen sources like plant-associated nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This study aimed to isolate, characterize and evaluate native fo...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2025/v25i121024