Assessing the impact of arsenic on symbiotic and free-living PGPB: plant growth promoting traits, bacterial compatibility and adhesion on soybean seed.

Arsenic (As) contamination in agricultural groundwater and soil is a significant economic and health problem worldwide. It inhibits soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Promising co-inoculation strategies to reduce arsenic toxicity in soybean.

Arsenic (As) is the cause for concern worldwide due to its high toxicity. Its presence in agricultural soils and groundwater adversely affects soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and yield and also endangers food safety.

Biochemical and molecular characterization of arsenic response from Azospirillum brasilense Cd, a bacterial strain used as plant inoculant.

Azospirillum brasilense Cd is a bacterial strain widely used as an inoculant of several crops due to its plant growth promoting properties. However, its beneficial effects depend on its viability and functionality under adverse environmental conditions, including the presence of arsenic (As) in agricultural soils. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the response of A.

Arsenic stress effects on root water absorption in soybean plants: Physiological and morphological aspects.

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is often cultivated in areas contaminated with arsenic (As), which negatively affects plant growth and reduces crop yield. The deleterious effects may be due, at least in part, to disturbances in the water status, as was reported for some plants exposed to heavy metals.