Potential use of Bacillus spp. as an effective biostimulant against abiotic stresses in crops—A review

Environmental (abiotic) stresses significantly threaten the worldwide crop production and food security. Rapid, drastic changes in the global climate have exacerbated such stresses for crops. Plant-associated bacteria have been shown to enhance stress resistance and cope with the negative impacts of various abiotic stresses through the induction of various mechanisms. In soil, the rhizosphere and endosphere of plants, the Bacillus genus is a predominant bacterial genus. Members of this genus, which are tremendously diverse both metabolically and genetically, survive for a long time under unfavorable environmental conditions due to their ability to form long-lived, stress-tolerant spores. Bacillus spp. secrete…

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  University of Tehran