15 research outputs found
An Investigation of Chromium Toxicity in the Wild Population of Black-Headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus (Swainson, 1837) Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)
Efficiency of Zn phytoextraction, biomass yield and formation of low-molecular-weight organic acids in S
Ecophysiological Responses of a Willow Cultivar (Salix miyabeana ‘SX67’) Irrigated with Treated Wood Leachate
Assessment of phytostabilization potential of two Salix L. clones based on the effects of heavy metals on the root anatomical traits
Regulation of macro, micro, and toxic element uptake by Salix × smithiana using liming of heavily contaminated soils
Exploitation of Rhizosphere Microbiome Services
The rhizosphere is a soil hot spot where, due to a tight plant-bacteria interaction, plants recruit a beneficial microbiome, enhancing its density and activity. Rhizosphere microbial communities have the potential to provide several services, and their management and \u201cengineering\u201d can be exploited to set up agro-environmental biotechnologies. In this chapter, after a brief overview of the array of services that we can obtain from rhizosphere beneficial microbiome, two case studies are presented: i) the exploitation of plant growth promoting bacteria to increase plant tolerance to drought, potentially able to improve crop plants yields in arid and semi-arid lands, ii) the exploitation of plant biostimulation effect over degrading microbial populations in the rhizosphere, sustaining phyto-rhyzo-remediation approaches in PCB contaminated soils. In each case study the experimental settings, the in vitro and in vivo tests, the result evaluation and modelling are reported, together with a discussion of the critical issues