Association of Silicon and Soil Microorganisms Induces Stress Mitigation, Increasing Plant Productivity

Synergistic interactions of nanoparticles and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhancing soil-plant systems: a multigenerational perspective

“…Co-applying NPs and various PGPRs has been suggested as an effective approach to improving soil quality. Because NPs provide PGPR with a substrate with a high surface area and increased nutrition for their survival, their presence may enhance PGPR efficiency ( Nayana et al., 2020 ; Akhtar et al., 2021 ; Alharbi et al., 2023 ; Rajput et al., 2023b ; Verma et al., 2023b ). The impact of co-applying different PGPRs and NPs on crop productivity and soil quality has been explored in the subsequent sections ( Figures 1 , 2 ; Table 1 ).…”

“…Crop yield downregulated because of various environmental stresses ( Verma et al., 2020a ; Kumari et al., 2022 ; Patni et al., 2022 ; Verma et al., 2023b ). Nearly 6% of the world’s total surface area (1125 mha), impacted by salinity; it includes 20% of agricultural land and 33% of irrigated land.…”

“…The development of plants and production is regularly reduced during drought stress because of insufficient nutrient availability, lower leaf photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation rate and inadequate water availability ( Figure 2 ). Moreover, dehydration increases plants’ biological ethylene synthesis, inhibiting the length and development of their roots ( Hanjra and Qureshi, 2010 ; Mancosu et al., 2015 ; Boretti and Rosa, 2019 ; Verma et al., 2023b ).…”

“…Globally, over 10 million locations of polluted soil have been monitored, with a majority of 50% polluted areas with toxic ions. The toxic ions come into the agricultural land from different types of industries, coal burning, wastewater irrigation systems, petrochemical/hydrocarbon spillage, coal combustion, animal waste, and sewage sludge ( Boretti and Rosa, 2019 ; Urra et al., 2019 ; Rashid et al., 2023 ; Verma et al., 2023b ).…”