Lines of research

Inoculation of cultivated and wild plants with plant growth-promoting bacteria (basic)
Water bioremediation and advanced wastwater treatments (basic and applied studies
Genetic manipulation, detection and monitoring by molecular methods of plant growth-promoting bacteria(basic studies)
Rock weathering by plants and microorganisms(basic studies)
Bacterial inoculants and mixed inoculants to enhance plant growth (applied studies)
Desert revegetation, conservation and restoration of eroded soils (basic and applied studies)
Conservation of desert plants and mangrove ecosystems (applied studies)
Mangrove ecosystems: their microbiology, conservation and restoration (basic and applied studies)