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Fertil Soils 40:157–162
Auta HS, Emenike CU, Fauziah SH (2017) Screening of Bacillus strains isolated from mangrove
ecosystems in peninsular Malaysia for microplastic degradation. Environ Pollut 12:1–8
Bagati S, Mahajan R, Nazir M, Dar AA, Zargar SM (2018) “Omics” A gateway towards abiotic. In:
Zargar SM, Zargar MY (eds) Abiotic stress mediated sensing and signaling in plants: an omics
perspective. Springer, Singapore, pp 1–45
Bano A, Fatima M (2009) Salt tolerance in Zea mays (L.) following inoculation with Rhizobium and
Pseudomonas. Biol Fertil Soils 45:405–413
Begum MA, Varalakshmi B, Umamagheswari K (2015) Biodegradation of polythene bag using
bacteria isolated from soil. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 4:674–680
Bharadwaj H, Gupta R, Tiwari A (2012) Microbial population associated with plastic degradation.
Sci Rep 5:272–274
Bhardwaj H, Gupta R, Tiwari A (2013) Communities of microbial enzymes associated with
biodegradation of plastics. J Polym Environ 21:575–579
Blasing M, Amelung W (2018) Plastics in soil: analytical methods and possible sources. Sci Total
Environ 612:422–435
Cardinale M, Rtering S, Suarez C, Montoya AMZ, Geissler-Plaum R, Schnell S (2015) Paradox of
plant growth promotion potential of rhizobacteria and their actual promotion effect on growth of
barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under salt stress. Microbiol Res 181:22–32
Carpenter EJ, Smith KL (1972) Plastics on the Sargasso Sea surface. Science 175:1240
Caruso G (2015) Plastic degrading microorganisms as a tool for the bioremediation of plastic
contamination in aquatic environments. J Pollut Eff Control 3:112–115
Casanovas EM, Barassi CA, Sueldo RJ (2002) Azospirillum inoculation mitigates water stress
effects in maize seedlings. Cereal Res Commun 30:343–350
Chae Y, An YJ (2018) Current research trends on plastic pollution and ecological impacts on the
soil ecosystem: a review. Environ Pollut 240:387–395
Chang P, Gerhardt KE, Xiao-Dong H, Xiao-Ming Y, Glick BR, Grewing PD, Greenber (2014)
Plant growth promoting bacteria facilitates the growth of barley and oats in salt impacted soil:
implications for phytoremediation of saline soils. Int J Phytorem 16: 1133–1147
Changrong Y, Wenquing H, Neil C (2014) Plastic film mulch in Chinese agriculture: importance
and problems. World Agric 4:32–36
Cho K, Toler H, Lee J, Ownley B, Stutz JC, Moore JL, Auge RM (2006) Mycorrhizal symbiosis
and response of sorghum plants to combined drought and salinity stresses. J Plant Physiol
163:517–528
Corrandini F, Bartholomeus H, Lwanga EH, Gertsen H, Geissen V (2019) Predicting soil
microplastic concentration using vis-NIR spectroscopy. Sci Total Environ 650:922–932
Crawford CB, Quinn B (2017) Microplastic identification techniques. In: Microplastic pollutants.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 219–267
Creus CM, Sueldo RJ, Barassi CA (2004) Water relations and yield in Azospirillum-inoculated
wheat exposed to drought in the field. Can J Bot 82:273–281
Dang TCH, Nguyen DT, Thai H, Nguyen TC et al (2018) Plastic degradation by thermophilic
Bacillus sp. BCBT21 isolated from composting agricultural residual in Vietnam. Adv Nat Sci
Nanosci Nanotechnol 9:015014–015025
Dimkpa C, Weinand T, Asch F (2009) Plant–rhizobacteria interactions alleviate abiotic stress
conditions. Plant Cell Environ 32:1682–1694
Dodd IC, Belimov AA, Sobeih WY, Safronova VI, Grierson D, Davies WJ (2005) Will modifying
plant ethylene status improve plant productivity in water limited environments? In: 4th international crop science congress. http://www.cropscience.org.au/
Dris R, Gasperi J, SAad M, Mirande C, Tassin B (2016) Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: a
source of microplastics in the environment? Mar Pollut Bull 104:290–293
244
M. P. Raghavendra