Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganism-Integrated Phytotechnology: A Sustainable Approach for Crop Production Under Climate Change
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 65
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant growth promoting endophytes; biofertilisers; microbial diversity; sustainable agriculture; plant–microbe interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture plays a key role in the global economy. The increasing dependence of agriculture on the excessive use of agrochemicals and mineral fertilisers is a major contributor to the degradation and loss of quality of the soil environment. In addition, global climate change is a high-priority issue, increasing the frequency of extreme weather events and affecting crop production worldwide. As a result, current trends are based on the search for sustainable agricultural practices, in line with environmental policy elements, to reduce environmental problems and ensure an adequate supply of high-quality, healthy food for the world's growing population. One way is to harness the potential of plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM), including both bacteria and fungi.
This Special Issue aims to further our understanding of soil and endophytic microorganisms, their ecological functions and their potential to mitigate the negative impacts of human activities and climate changes.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Biotechnological potential of microorganisms in mediating phytostimulation of plant growth and enhancing nutrient availability.
- Role of microorganisms in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses associated with climate change.
- Diversity and functional analyses of microbial communities in optimising plant–soil systems.
- Impact of microorganisms on soil health and crop productivity.
- Applications of soil microbes in agriculture and restoration of degraded land.
- Recent developments in plant–soil–microbe interactions in sustainable agriculture.
We invite the submission of original research manuscripts, methodological papers and reviews that provide innovative insights, use interdisciplinary approaches and have practical applications for ecosystem management and sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Małgorzata Woźniak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant growth-promoting microorganisms
- mitigation of climate change-associated stresses in plants
- sustainable agriculture
- plant–microbe interactions
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