Biofertilizer: the future of food security and food safety

AI Daniel, AO Fadaka, A Gokul, OO Bakare, O Aina… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a direct correlation between population growth and food demand. As the global
population continues to rise, there is a need to scale up food production to meet the food …

Soil microbial resources for improving fertilizers efficiency in an integrated plant nutrient management system

A Bargaz, K Lyamlouli, M Chtouki, Y Zeroual… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tomorrow's agriculture, challenged by increasing global demand for food, scarcity of arable
lands, and resources alongside multiple environment pressures, needs to be managed …

Biofertilizers: a potential approach for sustainable agriculture development

T Mahanty, S Bhattacharjee, M Goswami… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The worldwide increase in human population raises a big threat to the food security of each
people as the land for agriculture is limited and even getting reduced with time. Therefore, it …

Biofertilizers and sustainable agriculture: exploring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

NO Igiehon, OO Babalola - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
Worldwide agricultural food production has to double in 2050 so as to feed the global
increasing population while reducing dependency on conventional chemical fertilizers plus …

Root trait responses to drought are more heterogeneous than leaf trait responses

YM Lozano, CA Aguilar‐Trigueros, IC Flaig… - Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drought can strongly modify plant diversity and ecosystem processes. As droughts are
expected to intensify in the future, it is important to better understand plant responses to this …

A contribution to set a legal framework for biofertilisers

E Malusa, N Vassilev - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
The extensive research, production and use of microorganisms to improve plant nutrition
have resulted in an inconsistent definition of the term “biofertiliser” which, in some cases, is …

Efficacy of biofertilizers: challenges to improve crop production

E Malusà, F Pinzari, L Canfora - Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable …, 2016 - Springer
Different kinds of soil microorganisms belonging to several taxa of the bacteria, fungi, and
possibly, protozoa kingdoms, colonizing the rhizosphere or the plant tissues and promoting …

Characterization of actinomycetes isolates for plant growth promoting traits and their effects on drought tolerance in maize

CF Chukwuneme, OO Babalola, FR Kutu… - Journal of Plant …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Drought is a major cause of the present decrease in crop yield and agricultural productivity
around the globe. The disastrous effects of drought on plants call for a renewed concern on …

Unexploited potential of some biotechnological techniques for biofertilizer production and formulation

N Vassilev, M Vassileva, A Lopez, V Martos… - Applied microbiology …, 2015 - Springer
The massive application of chemical fertilizers to support crop production has resulted in
soil, water, and air pollution at a global scale. In the same time, this situation escalated …

Current methods, common practices, and perspectives in tracking and monitoring bioinoculants in soil

A Manfredini, E Malusà, C Costa, F Pallottino… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms promised to lead the bio-based revolution for a more sustainable
agriculture. Beneficial microorganisms could be a valid alternative to the use of chemical …