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Beltran-Medina, I., Romero-Perdomo, F., Molano-Chavez, L., Gutiérrez, A. Y., Silva, A. M. and Estrada-Bonilla, G. (2023). Inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria improves soil phosphorus mobilization and maize productivity. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst. 126: 21-34.
Bhadra, P., Maitra, S., Shankar, T., Hossain, A., Praharaj, S. and Aftab, T. (2022). Climate change impact on plants: Plant responses and adaptations, In: Plant Perspectives to Global Climate Changes, Roychoudhury, A. and Aftab, T. (Eds.), Academic Press. pp: 1 ̶ 24.
Buzo, F. de-Souza., Garé, L. M., Garcia, N. F. S., de Andrade Silva, M. S. R., Martins, J. T., da Silva, P. H. G., Meirles, F. C., Sales, L. Z. De Souza., Nogales, A., Rogobelo, E. C. and Arf, O. (2023). Effect of mycorrhizae on phosphate fertilization efficiency and maize growth under field conditions. Sci. Rep., 13: 3527. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30128-7.
Dutta, M., Gupta, D., Tharewal, S., Goyal, D., Sandhu, J. K., Kaur, M. and Alanazi, J. M. (2025). Internet of Things-based smart precision farming in soilless agriculture: Opportunities and challenges for global food security. IEEE Access 13: 34238-68. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3540317.
Gaikwad, D. J., Ubale, N. B., Pal, A., Singh, S., Ali, M. A. and Maitra, S. (2022). Abiotic stresses impact on major cereals and adaptation options - A review. Res. Crop. 23: 896-915.
Gautam, R., Khanna, R., Pal,K., Singh, V.. Saini, A. and Gautam, M. (2022). Effect of biofertilizers and phosphorus levels on growth, yield and nodulation of black gram (Vigna mungo). Crop Res. 57: 245-48.
Gorai, M. S. and Mondal, R. (2023). Effect of date of sowing and level of phosphorus on growth and yield of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in red and lateritic soils of West Bengal. J. Food Legumes 36: 164-68.
Jackson, M. L. (1973). Soil chemical analysis. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Krishna, T. G., Maitra, S., Kalasare, R. S., Ray, S., Mahto, R. K. and Sairam, M. (2024). Influence of location-specific nutrient management and plant stand on the growth, productivity, and nutrient uptake of irrigated rabi maize (Zea mays L.). Res. Crop. 25: 560-69.
Maitra, S., Brestic, M., Bhadra, P., Shankar, T., Praharaj, S., Palai, J. B., Shah, M., Mostafizur R., Barek, V., Peter, Skalickly, M. and Hossain, A. (2021). Bioinoculants—Natural biological resources for sustainable plant production, Microorganisms 10: doi:10.3390/ microorganisms10010051.
Maitra, S., Praharaj, S., Brestic, M., Sahoo, R. K., Sagar, L., Shankar, T., Palai, J. B., Sahoo, U., Sairam, M., Pramanick, B., Nath, S., Venugopalan, V. K., Skalický, M. and Hossain, A. (2023). Rhizobium as biotechnological tools for green solutions: An environment‑friendly approach for sustainable crop production in the modern era of climate change. Curr. Microbiol. 80: doi:10.1007/s00284-023-03317-w.
Maity, S., Mondal, R. and Goswami, S. (2025). Effect of root dipping with biofertilizer and foliar application of zinc on growth, yield and soil enzymatic activity in summer rice (Oryza sativa L.). ORYZA 62: 127-35.
Rachana Singh, V. and Mithare, P. (2018). Effect of different levels of phosphorus and biofertilizers (PSB and VAM) on growth and yield of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). J. Pharmacog. Phytochem 7: 1076-80.
Rajalakshmi, N., Unnamalai, T. and Gopinath, R. (2020). Problems and prospects in maize cultivation with reference to Perambalur district—A Study. Int. J. Manage., 11: 3044-53.
Roy, D., Sengupta, K., Mondal, R., Gunri, S. K., Ali, O. and Madhu, H. S. (2023). Effect of nano-fertilizers on growth, yield and economics of summer hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). Int. J. Bioresour. Stress Manage. 14: 1321-30. doi:10.23910/1.2023.4790.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Ray, S., Maity, B. and Pradhan, P. (2025). Influence of need-based nutrient management on yield and nutrient use efficiency of Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) under sandy loam soils of Odisha, India. Farm. Manage. 10: 11-19.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sagar, L., Biswas, T., Bárek, V., Brestic, M. and Hossain, A. (2025). Application of precision nutrient tools for the optimization of fertilizer requirements and assessment of the growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) in the northeastern ghat of India. J. Agric. Food Res. 21: doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101958.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sain, S., Gaikwad, D. J. and Sagar, L. (2024). Dry matter accumulation and physiological growth parameters of maize as influenced by different nutrient management practices. Agric. Sci. Dig. 44: 219-25.
Santosh, D. T., Debnath, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sagar, L. L., Hossain, A. and Moulick, D. (2024). Alleviation of climate catastrophe in agriculture through adoption of climate-smart technologies. In: Climate Crisis: Adaptive approaches and sustainability. (Eds; Chatterjee, U., Shaw, R., Kumar, S., Raj, A.D. and Das, S.) Springer Nature Switzerland. pp: 307-32. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Sardans, J. and Peñuelas, J. (2021). Potassium control of plant functions: ecological and agricultural implications. Plants 10: doi:10.3390/plants10020419.
Singh, M., Rakshit, R., Beura, K. and Lal, M. (2016). Field evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for microbial activities and yield of maize under alluvial soil. J. Appl. Nat. Sci. 8: 2055-59.
Suri, V. K., Choudhary, A. K., Chander, G., Verma, T. S., Gupta, M. K. and Dutt, N. (2011). Improving phosphorus use through co-inoculation of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in maize in an acidic Alfisol. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 42: 2265-73.
Wahid F., Fahad S., Danish S., Adnan M., Yue Z., Saud, S., Siddiqui, M. H., Brtnicky, M., Hammerschmiedt, T. and Datta, R. (2020). Sustainable management with mycorrhizae and phosphate solubilizing bacteria for enhanced phosphorus uptake in calcareous soils. Agriculture 10: doi:10.3390/agriculture10080334.
Wei, X., Xie, B., Wan, C., Song, R., Zhong, W., Xin, S. and Song, K. (2024). Enhancing soil health and plant growth through microbial fertilizers: mechanisms, benefits, and sustainable agricultural practices. Agronomy 14: doi:10.3390/agronomy14030609.
Banerjee, S., Jana, K., Mondal, R., Mondal, K. and Mondal, A. (2020). Effect of seed priming on growth and yield of hybrid maize-lathyrus sequence under rainfed situation. Curr. J. Appl. Sci. Technol. 39: 126-36.
Beltran-Medina, I., Romero-Perdomo, F., Molano-Chavez, L., Gutiérrez, A. Y., Silva, A. M. and Estrada-Bonilla, G. (2023). Inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria improves soil phosphorus mobilization and maize productivity. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst. 126: 21-34.
Bhadra, P., Maitra, S., Shankar, T., Hossain, A., Praharaj, S. and Aftab, T. (2022). Climate change impact on plants: Plant responses and adaptations, In: Plant Perspectives to Global Climate Changes, Roychoudhury, A. and Aftab, T. (Eds.), Academic Press. pp: 1 ̶ 24.
Buzo, F. de-Souza., Garé, L. M., Garcia, N. F. S., de Andrade Silva, M. S. R., Martins, J. T., da Silva, P. H. G., Meirles, F. C., Sales, L. Z. De Souza., Nogales, A., Rogobelo, E. C. and Arf, O. (2023). Effect of mycorrhizae on phosphate fertilization efficiency and maize growth under field conditions. Sci. Rep., 13: 3527. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30128-7.
Dutta, M., Gupta, D., Tharewal, S., Goyal, D., Sandhu, J. K., Kaur, M. and Alanazi, J. M. (2025). Internet of Things-based smart precision farming in soilless agriculture: Opportunities and challenges for global food security. IEEE Access 13: 34238-68. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3540317.
Gaikwad, D. J., Ubale, N. B., Pal, A., Singh, S., Ali, M. A. and Maitra, S. (2022). Abiotic stresses impact on major cereals and adaptation options - A review. Res. Crop. 23: 896-915.
Gautam, R., Khanna, R., Pal,K., Singh, V.. Saini, A. and Gautam, M. (2022). Effect of biofertilizers and phosphorus levels on growth, yield and nodulation of black gram (Vigna mungo). Crop Res. 57: 245-48.
Gorai, M. S. and Mondal, R. (2023). Effect of date of sowing and level of phosphorus on growth and yield of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in red and lateritic soils of West Bengal. J. Food Legumes 36: 164-68.
Jackson, M. L. (1973). Soil chemical analysis. Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Krishna, T. G., Maitra, S., Kalasare, R. S., Ray, S., Mahto, R. K. and Sairam, M. (2024). Influence of location-specific nutrient management and plant stand on the growth, productivity, and nutrient uptake of irrigated rabi maize (Zea mays L.). Res. Crop. 25: 560-69.
Maitra, S., Brestic, M., Bhadra, P., Shankar, T., Praharaj, S., Palai, J. B., Shah, M., Mostafizur R., Barek, V., Peter, Skalickly, M. and Hossain, A. (2021). Bioinoculants—Natural biological resources for sustainable plant production, Microorganisms 10: doi:10.3390/ microorganisms10010051.
Maitra, S., Praharaj, S., Brestic, M., Sahoo, R. K., Sagar, L., Shankar, T., Palai, J. B., Sahoo, U., Sairam, M., Pramanick, B., Nath, S., Venugopalan, V. K., Skalický, M. and Hossain, A. (2023). Rhizobium as biotechnological tools for green solutions: An environment‑friendly approach for sustainable crop production in the modern era of climate change. Curr. Microbiol. 80: doi:10.1007/s00284-023-03317-w.
Maity, S., Mondal, R. and Goswami, S. (2025). Effect of root dipping with biofertilizer and foliar application of zinc on growth, yield and soil enzymatic activity in summer rice (Oryza sativa L.). ORYZA 62: 127-35.
Rachana Singh, V. and Mithare, P. (2018). Effect of different levels of phosphorus and biofertilizers (PSB and VAM) on growth and yield of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). J. Pharmacog. Phytochem 7: 1076-80.
Rajalakshmi, N., Unnamalai, T. and Gopinath, R. (2020). Problems and prospects in maize cultivation with reference to Perambalur district—A Study. Int. J. Manage., 11: 3044-53.
Roy, D., Sengupta, K., Mondal, R., Gunri, S. K., Ali, O. and Madhu, H. S. (2023). Effect of nano-fertilizers on growth, yield and economics of summer hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). Int. J. Bioresour. Stress Manage. 14: 1321-30. doi:10.23910/1.2023.4790.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Ray, S., Maity, B. and Pradhan, P. (2025). Influence of need-based nutrient management on yield and nutrient use efficiency of Rabi maize (Zea mays L.) under sandy loam soils of Odisha, India. Farm. Manage. 10: 11-19.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sagar, L., Biswas, T., Bárek, V., Brestic, M. and Hossain, A. (2025). Application of precision nutrient tools for the optimization of fertilizer requirements and assessment of the growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) in the northeastern ghat of India. J. Agric. Food Res. 21: doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101958.
Sairam, M., Maitra, S., Sain, S., Gaikwad, D. J. and Sagar, L. (2024). Dry matter accumulation and physiological growth parameters of maize as influenced by different nutrient management practices. Agric. Sci. Dig. 44: 219-25.
Santosh, D. T., Debnath, S., Maitra, S., Sairam, M., Sagar, L. L., Hossain, A. and Moulick, D. (2024). Alleviation of climate catastrophe in agriculture through adoption of climate-smart technologies. In: Climate Crisis: Adaptive approaches and sustainability. (Eds; Chatterjee, U., Shaw, R., Kumar, S., Raj, A.D. and Das, S.) Springer Nature Switzerland. pp: 307-32. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_17.
Sardans, J. and Peñuelas, J. (2021). Potassium control of plant functions: ecological and agricultural implications. Plants 10: doi:10.3390/plants10020419.
Singh, M., Rakshit, R., Beura, K. and Lal, M. (2016). Field evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for microbial activities and yield of maize under alluvial soil. J. Appl. Nat. Sci. 8: 2055-59.
Suri, V. K., Choudhary, A. K., Chander, G., Verma, T. S., Gupta, M. K. and Dutt, N. (2011). Improving phosphorus use through co-inoculation of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in maize in an acidic Alfisol. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 42: 2265-73.
Wahid F., Fahad S., Danish S., Adnan M., Yue Z., Saud, S., Siddiqui, M. H., Brtnicky, M., Hammerschmiedt, T. and Datta, R. (2020). Sustainable management with mycorrhizae and phosphate solubilizing bacteria for enhanced phosphorus uptake in calcareous soils. Agriculture 10: doi:10.3390/agriculture10080334.
Wei, X., Xie, B., Wan, C., Song, R., Zhong, W., Xin, S. and Song, K. (2024). Enhancing soil health and plant growth through microbial fertilizers: mechanisms, benefits, and sustainable agricultural practices. Agronomy 14: doi:10.3390/agronomy14030609.
