Table 5.
Soil microbes and their agricultural functions
| Microbes | Application purposes | Function | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gluconacetobacter sp | Crop improvement | Increase shoot Fe and Zn and shoot dry weight | [123] |
| Anabaena sp. | Soil improvement | Increase microbial biomass carbon | [124] |
| Azospirillium brasilense | Crop improvement | Increase shoot Fe and Zn and shoot dry weight | [123] |
| Bacillus sp. | Heavy metals remediation | Removal of Zn from contaminated soil | [125] |
| Variovorax paradoxus | Crop improvement | Increase shoot Fe and Zn and shoot dry weight | [123] |
| Fungal community | Crop improvement | Improve growth response of crop | [126] |
| Penicillium bilaiae | Crop improvement | Increase shoot Fe and Zn and shoot dry weight | [123] |
| Rhizobium | Crop improvement | Improve nodulation and nitrogen fixation of crops | [127–130] |
| Azotobacter sp. | Crop improvement | Increase root weight and yield | [124] |
| Flavobacterium sp. | Nutrient availability | Influence bioavailability of water-soluble Zn in soil | [125] |
| Calothrix sp. | Crop improvement | Increase crop Zn concentration | [124] |
| Bacterial community | Crop improvement | Improve growth response of crop | [126] |
| Providencia sp. | Soil improvement | Increase microbial biomass carbon | [124] |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Heavy metals remediation | Removal of Zn and Se from contaminated soil | [125, 131] |