Use of Bacteria in Improving the Productivity of Citrus: A review

Citrus trees (Citrus spp.) being the world’s most popularly known fruits, the excessive use of synthetic fertilizers in citrus trees poses a threat to human health and the environment. By improving crop productivity through integrated fertilization, citrus orchards maximize profits, increase plant resistance to biotic stresses, and conserve natural resources maintaining soil ecological equilibrium is imperative to the bacterial community. Rhizobacteria can be used in a variety of ways to promote plant development, including their ability to promote plant nutrition and health. This study thus sought to determine the extent to which bacteria can exert a positive influence on citrus development alternatively, bacterial inoculation influences yield without causing any type of damage consequently, biofertilizer commercialization has been accelerating in recent years, with companies and products being offered every year. Several benefits are provided by organic and biofertilizers, including increased nutrient availability in soils, increased tree productivity, improved fruit quality, better soil properties, increased rhizosphere microflora populations, and improved plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Environmental conservation, in particular, is aided by organic and biofertilizers. The purpose of this review is to summarize a group of research studies showing that microbes can act as plant probiotics in fruit and horticulture crops, which are important sources of food and should be included in balanced diets.