The soil microflora interacts improving soil structure, enhancing nutrient availability, producing growth-promoting substances, and inducing systemic resistance, soil microbes can help plants better tolerate water scarcity and decomposers, mycorrhizal fungi, and bacteria, work together to decompose organic matter, mobilize nutrients, and transport them to different areas of the soil, ultimately contributing to nutrient acquisition in nutrient cycling, breaking down crop residues, and stimulating plant growth. Soil microorganisms provide an essential function in nourishing and protecting plants.
Soil microflora, including bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms, form complex interactions with plant roots that significantly impact plant nutrition, health, and productivity. These microorganisms colonize the rhizosphere, the narrow zone of soil surrounding plant roots, where they engage in various symbiotic and associative relationships. Beneficial microbes enhance nutrient availability through processes like nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, and the production of siderophores for iron uptake. They also synthesize plant growth hormones, improve soil structure, and increase water retention. Additionally, many soil microbes act as biocontrol agents, protecting plants from pathogens and pests. Through these mechanisms, soil microflora contribute to improved plant growth, increased stress tolerance, and enhanced crop yields. The plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere form a crucial component of sustainable agriculture and natural ecosystem functioning.
Prem Baboo Thanks for adding your expert views on Soil Micoflora interaction however I felt that Dr Sakshi Balyan point of view is in line with my question and thanks for both the experts for your comments and supporting my research