1 April 2024 | Asma Hasan, Baby Tabassum, Mohammad Hashim, Nagma Khan
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial soil bacteria that enhance plant growth and development through various mechanisms, making them crucial for sustainable agriculture. This review highlights the role of PGPR in promoting plant growth, improving nutrient availability, and enhancing soil fertility. PGPR contribute to plant growth by fixing nitrogen, solubilizing phosphorus, and producing phytohormones. They also help plants resist biotic and abiotic stresses, reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and improve soil structure. PGPR can also be used for bioremediation, helping to clean contaminated soils. The review discusses the various functions of PGPR, including the production of indole acetic acid (IAA), ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and catalase. PGPR also help in controlling plant diseases by producing antibiotics and enhancing plant defenses. The review also explores the integration of PGPR with nanotechnology to improve plant resilience and agricultural productivity. PGPR have shown significant benefits in enhancing crop yields, reducing environmental pollution, and ensuring food security. The review emphasizes the importance of PGPR in sustainable agriculture and their potential for future applications in improving agricultural practices.Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial soil bacteria that enhance plant growth and development through various mechanisms, making them crucial for sustainable agriculture. This review highlights the role of PGPR in promoting plant growth, improving nutrient availability, and enhancing soil fertility. PGPR contribute to plant growth by fixing nitrogen, solubilizing phosphorus, and producing phytohormones. They also help plants resist biotic and abiotic stresses, reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and improve soil structure. PGPR can also be used for bioremediation, helping to clean contaminated soils. The review discusses the various functions of PGPR, including the production of indole acetic acid (IAA), ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and catalase. PGPR also help in controlling plant diseases by producing antibiotics and enhancing plant defenses. The review also explores the integration of PGPR with nanotechnology to improve plant resilience and agricultural productivity. PGPR have shown significant benefits in enhancing crop yields, reducing environmental pollution, and ensuring food security. The review emphasizes the importance of PGPR in sustainable agriculture and their potential for future applications in improving agricultural practices.