Development of Climate-Smart Bacterial Biofertilizers

Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including increasing drought, salinity, and heavy metal stress in agricultural soils. Conventional biofertilizers often exhibit inconsistent performance under field and harsh environmental conditions. The use of biofertilizers developed from native, biofilm-forming plant probiotic microorganisms possessing multiple plant growth-promoting traits is expected to enhance efficacy and resilience under abiotic stress conditions, thereby improving sustainable crop production.