Research on Beneficial Mechanisms of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant pathogens; biological control; the genera of trichoderma and fusarium; blight late of potato; eucalyptus fungal diseases; endophytic fungi; heavy metals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) comprise a side of beneficial bacteria for plants that can support plant physiological activities and structures, enabling them to resist abiotic and biotic stress. PGPB utilize many mechanisms to support the plant, including: (1) biological control agent; (2) inducing plant immunity; (3) producing antimicrobial compounds; (4) producing phytohormones; (5) producing enzymes; (6) enhancing plant growth; (7) biofertilizer; (8) management of abiotic stresses. This Special Issue has various sections covering PGPR including isolated and biodiversity, as well as determining the activity and mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. Then, we discuss the activity of biological control and providing beneficial elements that are easily absorbed by the plant a suitable product of PGPB suitable for use as biopesticides and biofertilizer in field conditions. The evaluation of PGPB for the possibility as an alternative agent of synthetic compounds in pesticides and fertilizer may help in reducing the residue of these synthetic chemicals. Thus, we discuss the effect of some factors such as plant pathogens, heavy metals, and synthetic chemicals on a community of PGPB. We also investigate the relationship between a community of fungi (plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF), endophytic fungi, Trichoderma, nonpathogenic fungi, mycorrhiza, nonmycorrhiza, dark septate endophytic (DSE), saprophyte, edible and inedible mushroom) and PGPB. Certainly, the omics technology is highly relevant in the Special Issue of PGPB as multi-omics is used in this study of the plant–bacteria interactions. Therefore, the Special Issue provides the information for increasing our understanding in "The advances in researching of plant growth promoting bacteria".
Dr. Laith K.T. Al-Ani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biological control
- plant resistance
- induce systemic resistance (ISR)
- antifungal compounds
- secondary compounds
- siderophores
- next-generation sequencing
- soil biodiversity
- microbiome
- PGPF
- trichoderma
- mushroom
- DSE
- mycorrhiza
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