Soil-Beneficial Microorganisms and Plant Growth
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 6059
Special Issue Editors
2. Laboratory of Agro-Food, Biotechnology and Valorization of Plant Bioresources (AGROBIOVAL), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University (CAU), Marrakesh, Morocco
Interests: organic and biological fertilizers; plants stress tolerance; biotic and abiotic stresses; plant growth promoting microorgnisms (PGPM); arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; bacteria of soils
2. Laboratory of Agro-Food, Biotechnologies and Valorization of Plant Bioresources, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Semlalia, Plant Physiology and Biotechnology Team, Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), Marrakesh, Morocco
Interests: biotic and abiotic stresses; plant primary and secondary metabolites; plant stress response; plant metabolomics; biologically active plant metabolites; phytochemical composition of plant metabolite; biotechnological production of plant metabolites; biofertilzers/biostimulants
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Interests: organic amendments; plant physiology; environmental stresses; plant growth promoting fungi (PGPF); arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; compost process and preparation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A Special Issue entitled “Soil-Beneficial Microorganisms and Plant Growth” will be published in Plants. Beneficial microorganisms (BMS) and their potential positive impacts have garnered widespread interest in the agricultural sector. Indeed, BMs play a significant role in plant growth, development and protection. Nevertheless, and with regard to the agro-biological approach, it is of utmost importance to emphasize that BMs are not plant-growth stimulators, but they also have the capacity to protect plants and soils against environmental stresses such as diseases, drought, salinity and soil poverty. In recent decades, the importance of BMs as natural biostimulants/biofertilizers has been evaluated, which also highlighted their potential in plant growth and soil fertilization. On the other hand, given the high global food demand, the use of BMs is a major asset for sustainable development in agriculture. The current developments and difficulties in developing novel beneficial microorganism formulations for growth promotion and plant protection are addressed in this study topic. Original research articles, reviews, and methodologies are welcome contributions.
Dr. Mohamed Anli
Dr. Raja Ben-Laouane
Dr. Abderrahim Boutasknit
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant growth promoting microorganisms
- plant physiology
- biostimulants/biofertilizers
- crop production
- crop protection
- soil-beneficial microorganisms
- organic agriculture
- climate change
- environmental stresses