Unlocking the potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on soil health and the sustainability of agricultural systems

The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The key components of healthy soil are high populations of organisms that promote plant growth, such as the plant grow...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2020-11, Vol.273, p.111118-111118, Article 111118
Main Authors: Khatoon, Zobia, Huang, Suiliang, Rafique, Mazhar, Fakhar, Ali, Kamran, Muhammad Aqeel, Santoyo, Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioinoculants
Environmental cleanup
PGPR
Rhizosphere
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Summary:The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The key components of healthy soil are high populations of organisms that promote plant growth, such as the plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). PGPR plays multiple beneficial and ecological roles in the rhizosphere soil. Among the roles of PGPR in agroecosystems are the nutrient cycling and uptake, inhibition of potential phytopathogens growth, stimulation of plant innate immunity, and direct enhancement of plant growth by producing phytohormones or other metabolites. Other important roles of PGPR are their environmental cleanup capacities (soil bioremediation). In this work, we review recent literature concerning the diverse mechanisms of PGPR in maintaining healthy conditions of agricultural soils, thus reducing (or eliminating) the toxic agrochemicals dependence. In conclusion, this review provides comprehensive knowledge on the current PGPR basic mechanisms and applications as biocontrol agents, plant growth stimulators and soil rhizoremediators, with the final goal of having more agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. [Display omitted] •Role of PGPR on soil health and sustainable agriculture is systematically outlined.•PGPR contain multiple beneficial traits of significant importance to crop plants.•PGPR are active players on diverse environmental cleanup strategies.•Manipulation of PGPR has great potential to increase crop productivity.
ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111118