A preface of the special issue “Plant growth promoting microorganisms: harnessing unparalleled eco-friendly benefits for sustainable agricultural outputs”

microorganisms can play an important role in plant adaptation to climate change (Zeng et al. 2025) as well as nutrient uptake (Singh et al. 2025).This special issue provides the latest advancements in research of plant growth-promoting microorganisms applied to agriculture.It includes three review papers whose main topic is the use of plant growth-promoting microorganisms for soil and crop health and sustainable agriculture.Sethi et al. presented an extended review where they explore the mechani