Ectomycorrhiza and ethylenediurea reduced the impact of high nitrogen and ozone stresses and increased the growth of .

is the central conifer plant affected by ozone and nitrogen pollutants among forest species worldwide. The growth of depends upon the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) association, which is usually disturbed by these factors. This study aims to understand how these factors affect plants at physiological and biochemical levels.

Optimizing chili production in drought stress: combining Zn-quantum dot biochar and proline for improved growth and yield.

The reduction in crop productivity due to drought stress, is a major concern in agriculture. Drought stress usually disrupts photosynthesis by triggering oxidative stress and generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). The use of zinc-quantum dot biochar (ZQDB) and proline (Pro) can be effective techniques to overcome this issue.

Novel microalgae strains from selected lower Himalayan aquatic habitats as potential sources of green products.

Microalgal biomass provides a renewable source of biofuels and other green products. However, in order to realize economically viable microalgal biorefinery, strategic identification and utilization of suitable microalgal feedstock is fundamental. Here, a multi-step suboptimal screening strategy was used to target promising microalgae strains from selected freshwaters of the study area.

Organic amendment plus inoculum drivers: Who drives more P nutrition for wheat plant fitness in small duration soil experiment.

Functioning of ecosystems depends on the nutrient dynamics across trophic levels, largely mediated by microbial interactions in the soil food web. The present study investigated the use of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and poultry manure (PM) for maintaining labile P in the soil for an extensive fertility enhancement and as a substitution of chemical fertilizers. Based on the different P solubilizing capabilities of Bacillus and Pseudomonas, a quadruple consortium of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Pseudomonas fluorescens, and their grazer nematodes (soil free living) supplemented with PM were studied.

Identification and inoculation of fungal strains from rhizosphere involve in growth and alleviation of high nitrogen stress.

is economically and ethnobotanically an important forest tree and is shown to be at decline in Northern areas of Pakistan in recent years mainly due to high concentration of Nitrogen in forests. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) association forming fungi enables the forest trees to develop optimally by absorbing water from the rhizosphere through their absorptive hyphae and by making available the nutrients by mobilization of N and P from the organic substrates. This study was conducted to identify the ECM strains from rhizosphere and to analyse the impact of high N load on the seedlings to establish N critical load value for coniferous forests of Pakistan.

Bacterial Subspecies Variation and Nematode Grazing Change P Dynamics in the Wheat Rhizosphere.

Low phosphorus soils are thought to constitute the majority of soils worldwide and cannot support intensive agriculture without high fertilizer inputs. Rhizobacteria are well-known to modify P dynamics and an increased bacterial diversity normally has a positive impact on various process rates. However, it is not known how variation in bacterial diversity at the subspecies level could influence trophic interactions in the rhizosphere and its consequences on plant P nutrition.

From soil to plant, the journey of P through trophic relationships and ectomycorrhizal association.

Phosphorus (P) is essential for plant growth and productivity. It is one of the most limiting macronutrients in soil because it is mainly present as unavailable, bound P whereas plants can only use unbound, inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is found in very low concentrations in soil solution. Some ectomycorrhizal fungi are able to release organic compounds (organic anions or phosphatases) to mobilize unavailable P.