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ReviewArchives of microbiology2026

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mediated amelioration of plant tolerance to abiotic stresses: Drought, salinity, and heavy metals.

Indu Dhiman, Nandni, Vikram Poria, Shubham Kumar, Ravina Yadav, Tabasum Shaik, Sandeep Bedwal, Leela Wati

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Review in Archives of microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Indu DhimanDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.
NandniDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.
Vikram PoriaDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology , Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , Hisar, Haryana, India.
Shubham KumarDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.
Ravina YadavDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.
Tabasum ShaikDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.
Sandeep BedwalSustainable Agriculture, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), TERI GRAM, Gurugram, Haryana, India. sandeep.bedwal@teri.res.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-9956
Leela WatiDepartment of Microbiology , CCS Haryana Agricultural University , Hisar, Haryana, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants, being sessile organisms, are perpetually subjected to a spectrum of escalating abiotic stresses, which have detrimental repercussions on agriculture worldwide. In the forthcoming era of climate change and ecosystem degradation, fostering the use of beneficial microbiota in agroecosystems represents a major challenge towards sustainability. Some plant-associated bacteria, called Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), may confer growth-promoting advantages to the host plant through enhancing nutrient uptake, altering hormone homeostasis, and/or improving tolerance to abiotic stress factors (drought, heavy metal, and salinity stress) in plants. These include promoting plant growth through the activation of antioxidant enzymes to detoxify reactive oxygen species, accumulation of compatible solutes to maintain osmotic homeostasis, suppression of lipid peroxidation to conserve membrane integrity, and emission of volatile organic compounds to induce systemic resistance. Additionally, PGPR synthesize phytohormones and exopolysaccharides that reinforce their persistence in soil, improve plant-water relations, and optimize nutrient uptake efficiency. In this regard, exploring the key ecological and evolutionary interactions between plants and their microbiomes is a prerequisite to developing innovative approaches and novel natural products that will complement conventional farming techniques. Collectively, these interactions fortify plant defense mechanisms, enhance physiological homeostasis, and promote adaptive plasticity in adverse environments. Herein, we describe the role of plant-microbe interactions in mitigating abiotic stress and fostering sustainable crop production. Leveraging multifactorial PGPR in agroecosystems strengthens the adaptive resilience of plants, reduces dependency on synthetic fertilizers, maintains soil microbiome integrity, cellular homeostasis, nutrient cycling, improves water retention, and ensures sustainable productivity in stress-prone and resource-limited regions.

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BacteriaMetals, HeavyPlant DevelopmentPlantsStress, PhysiologicalDrought ResistanceDroughtsPlant Growth RegulatorsSalinitySoil MicrobiologyMetals, HeavyPlant Growth RegulatorsAbiotic stressExopolysaccharideOsmoprotectantsPlant growth promoting rhizobacteriaReactive oxygen speciesVolatile organic compounds

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