Source: SCIENCE TIMES, 12/29/20


Certain bacteria, also called plant-growth-promoting-bacteria or PGPB, can improve or shield plant health from pathogens usually used to help crops. To improve agricultural production further, it is helpful to determine which factors can improve PGPB behavior. Many PGPB are forming communities of cells, also called biofilms, which are helping to stick to plant roots. According to EurekAlert, a group of researchers in North Carolina and Massachusetts showed interest in discovering other plant-related microbes that could help PGPB "better adhere to plant roots...

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