Soil-Beneficial Microorganisms and Plant Growth: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 95
Special Issue Editor
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 microorganisms (PGPM); arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; bacteria of soils
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A Special Issue entitled “Soil-Beneficial Microorganisms and Plant Growth: 2nd Edition” is to 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 essential to emphasize that 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, highlighting their potential in plant growth and soil fertilization. Furthermore, given the high global demand for food, the use of BMs is a major asset for sustainable development in agriculture.
The current developments and difficulties in developing novel BM formulations for growth promotion and plant protection are addressed in this Special Issue. Original research articles, reviews, and methodologies are welcome.
Dr. Mohamed Anli
Guest Editor
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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
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