Vindhya Bundela

Microbial Synergy for Zinc and Iron Biofortification: Enhancing Crop Nutrition Through Plant-Microbe Interactions

Vindhya Bundela, Neha Saini, Ashish Kumar, Ajay Veer Singh & Prem Ranjan · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) are essential micronutrients crucial for numerous physiological and metabolic functions in plants and humans. Their prevalent deficiencies in soils is a pervasive question escort to abridged crop productivity and throw in notably to malnutrition, on global...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72607

Optimizing Siderophore Production in Bacillus subtilis to Enhance Seed Germination and Biocontrol Efficacy against Alternaria triticina and Bipolaris sorokiniana

Neha Saini, Vindhya Bundela, Shivani Singh, Manvika Sahgal & Ajay Veer Singh · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Introduction: Bacillus subtilis (UP11) is a gram-positive, plant growth-promoting rhizosphere bacterium (PGPR) isolated from the wheat rhizosphere. This bacterium produces siderophore, are low-molecular-weight, high-affinity molecules produced under iron-limiting conditions. This...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82251

Microbial and Phytoremediation Strategies for Agricultural Soil Bioremediation: Mechanisms and Future Perspectives

Prem Ranjan, Neha Saini & Vindhya Bundela · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Bioremediation is an eco-friendly approach that utilizes microbes and plants to effectively remove a wide range of pollutants from the soil. Various strategies—such as bioventing, biopiling, biostimulation, bioattenuation, and bioaugmentation—are employed to enhance biological pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i73302