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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
92
Citations
36974
World Ranking
242
National Ranking
86

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Enzyme

Yoav Bashan mainly focuses on Botany, Microbial inoculant, Azospirillum brasilense, Rhizosphere and Wastewater. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Soil water and Membrane activity. His Microbial inoculant research incorporates elements of Biotechnology, Symbiosis, Plant growth and Rhizobacteria.

His Azospirillum brasilense research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Microorganism, Food science and Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nitrogen fixation, Biochemistry, Phosphate, Microbiology and Bacillus licheniformis in addition to Rhizosphere. He has researched Wastewater in several fields, including Water pollution, Waste disposal and Sewage treatment.

His most cited work include:

  • Recent advances in removing phosphorus from wastewater and its future use as fertilizer (1997-2003). (1044 citations)
  • Heterotrophic cultures of microalgae: Metabolism and potential products (928 citations)
  • Azospirillum-plant relationships: physiological, molecular, agricultural, and environmental advances (1997-2003) (709 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Botany, Azospirillum brasilense, Microbial inoculant, Inoculation and Rhizosphere are his primary areas of study. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Wastewater, Nitrogen fixation, Rhizobacteria and Colonization. His studies deal with areas such as Agronomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella as well as Azospirillum brasilense.

Within one scientific family, Yoav Bashan focuses on topics pertaining to Chlorella vulgaris under Chlorella, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Sewage treatment and Growth medium. His Microbial inoculant research focuses on Plant growth and how it connects with Biotechnology. His Inoculation study incorporates themes from Pepper, Symbiosis, Germination and Root system.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.79%)
  • Azospirillum brasilense (40.53%)
  • Microbial inoculant (24.74%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Azospirillum brasilense (40.53%)
  • Microbial inoculant (24.74%)
  • Chlorella sorokiniana (8.95%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Azospirillum brasilense, Microbial inoculant, Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella and Biochemistry. His Azospirillum brasilense research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Microorganism, Preservative, Food science and Indole-3-acetic acid. His Microbial inoculant study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Agronomy, Rhizobia, Biomass, Biotechnology and Plant physiology.

His work deals with themes such as Arid, Cactus, Inoculation and Rhizosphere, which intersect with Agronomy. His research on Chlorella sorokiniana concerns the broader Botany. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Orchid mycorrhiza and Colonization.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013) (468 citations)
  • Tricalcium phosphate is inappropriate as a universal selection factor for isolating and testing phosphate-solubilizing bacteria that enhance plant growth: a proposal for an alternative procedure (161 citations)
  • Microalgal Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Culturing for Bio-refining: From Metabolic Routes to Techno-economics (88 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His scientific interests lie mostly in Azospirillum brasilense, Biotechnology, Plant growth, Botany and Biochemistry. His study in Azospirillum brasilense is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Microbiology and Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella. His Biotechnology study combines topics in areas such as Inoculation, Function, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Metabolic pathway and Bacterial isolate.

Yoav Bashan mostly deals with Microbial inoculant in his studies of Inoculation. The Cultivar research Yoav Bashan does as part of his general Botany study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Ceratobasidium, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His Biochemistry research includes elements of Mutualism and Microorganism.

Best Publications

  • Heterotrophic cultures of microalgae: Metabolism and potential products

    Octavio Perez-Garcia;Froylan M.E. Escalante;Luz E. de-Bashan;Yoav Bashan

  • Recent advances in removing phosphorus from wastewater and its future use as fertilizer (1997-2003).

    Luz E. de-Bashan;Yoav Bashan

  • Azospirillum-plant relationships: physiological, molecular, agricultural, and environmental advances (1997-2003)

    Yoav Bashan;Gina Holguin;Luz E de-Bashan

  • Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013)

    Yoav Bashan;Luz E de-Bashan;S R Prabhu;Juan Pablo Robles Hernández

  • INOCULANTS OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING BACTERIA FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE

    Yoav Bashan

  • How the Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Azospirillum Promotes Plant Growth—A Critical Assessment

    Yoav Bashan;Luz E. de-Bashan

  • Genetics of phosphate solubilization and its potential applications for improving plant growth-promoting bacteria

    H. Rodríguez;R. Fraga;T. Gonzalez;Y. Bashan

  • Azospirillum – plant relationships: environmental and physiological advances (1990–1996)

    Yoav Bashan;Gina Holguin

  • Immobilized microalgae for removing pollutants: review of practical aspects.

    Luz E. de-Bashan;Yoav Bashan

  • Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere of mangroves in a semiarid coastal lagoon

    P. Vazquez;G. Holguin;M. E. Puente;A. Lopez-Cortes

  • The role of sediment microorganisms in the productivity, conservation, and rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems: an overview

    Gina Holguin;Patricia Vazquez;Yoav Bashan

  • Proposal for the division of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria into two classifications : biocontrol-PGPB (plant-growth-promoting bacteria) and PGPB

    Yoav Bashan;Gina Holguin

  • Current status of Azospirillum inoculation technology: Azospirillum as a challenge for agriculture

    Yoav Bashan;Hanna Levanony

  • Microalgae growth-promoting bacteria as “helpers” for microalgae: a novel approach for removing ammonium and phosphorus from municipal wastewater

    Luz E. de-Bashan;Juan-Pablo Hernandez;Taylor Morey;Yoav Bashan

  • Removal of ammonium and phosphorus ions from synthetic wastewater by the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris coimmobilized in alginate beads with the microalgae growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense.

    Luz E de-Bashan;Manuel Moreno;Juan-Pablo Hernandez;Yoav Bashan

  • Alginate Beads as Synthetic Inoculant Carriers for Slow Release of Bacteria That Affect Plant Growth

    Yoav Bashan

  • Increased growth of the microalga Chlorella vulgaris when coimmobilized and cocultured in alginate beads with the plant-growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense.

    Luz E. Gonzalez;Yoav Bashan

  • Gluconic acid production and phosphate solubilization by the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum spp.

    Hilda Rodriguez;Tania Gonzalez;Isabel Goire;Yoav Bashan

  • Genetic manipulation of plant growth-promoting bacteria to enhance biocontrol of phytopathogens.

    Bernard R. Glick;Yoav Bashan

  • Tricalcium phosphate is inappropriate as a universal selection factor for isolating and testing phosphate-solubilizing bacteria that enhance plant growth: a proposal for an alternative procedure

    Yoav Bashan;Alexander A. Kamnev;Luz E. de-Bashan

  • Alginate microbeads as inoculant carriers for plant growth-promoting bacteria

    Yoav Bashan;Juan-Pablo Hernandez;Luis A. Leyva;Macario Bacilio

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard R. Glick
Bernard R. Glick University of Waterloo
Gabor J. Bethlenfalvay
Gabor J. Bethlenfalvay United States Department of Agriculture
Anton Hartmann
Anton Hartmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hani Antoun
Hani Antoun Université Laval
Joseph W. Kloepper
Joseph W. Kloepper Auburn University
Horst Vierheilig
Horst Vierheilig Spanish National Research Council
Choong-Min Ryu
Choong-Min Ryu Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Raina M. Maier
Raina M. Maier University of Arizona
Brad M. Bebout
Brad M. Bebout Ames Research Center
Ann M. Hirsch
Ann M. Hirsch University of California, Los Angeles

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