Cyanobacterial inoculation (cyanobacterisation): perspectives for the development of a standardized multifunctional technology for soil fertilization and desertification …

F Rossi, H Li, Y Liu, R De Philippis - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of cyanobacteria as soil conditioners has been studied intermittently for many
decades. Some of the documented direct effects of cyanobacterial inoculation are related to …

Algal-mediated nanoparticles, phycochar, and biofertilizers for mitigating abiotic stresses in plants: A review

Z Abideen, H Waqif, N Munir, A El-Keblawy, M Hasnain… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The excessive use of agrochemicals to ensure food security under the conditions of a
growing population, global climate change, weather extremes, droughts, wasteful use of …

A review on possible elicitor molecules of cyanobacteria: their role in improving plant growth and providing tolerance against biotic or abiotic stress

S Singh - Journal of applied microbiology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteria are prominent inhabitants of many agricultural soils, where they potentially
contribute towards biological nitrogen fixation, help in phosphate solubilization and mineral …

Mechanisms of stress tolerance in cyanobacteria under extreme conditions

P Yadav, RP Singh, S Rana, D Joshi, D Kumar… - Stresses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are oxygen-evolving photoautotrophs with worldwide distribution in every
possible habitat, and they account for half of the global primary productivity. Because of their …

Cyanobacterial biocrust induction: a comprehensive review on a soil rehabilitation-effective biotechnology

F Rossi, G Mugnai, R De Philippis - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of cyanobacteria as soil inoculants is a very promising biotechnological approach
that is receiving increasing scientific attention for its potential for soil degradation control …

Plant-cyanobacteria interactions: Beneficial and harmful effects of cyanobacterial bioactive compounds on soil-plant systems and subsequent risk to animal and …

B Nowruzi, N Bouaïcha, JS Metcalf, SJ Porzani… - Phytochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant-cyanobacteria interactions occur in different ways and at many different levels, both
beneficial and harmful. Plant-cyanobacteria interactions, as a beneficial symbiosis, have …

Microbial desalination cell technology: contribution to sustainable waste water treatment process, current status and future applications

AC Sophia, VM Bhalambaal, EC Lima… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial desalination cell (MDC) has been developed for removing water salinity, electricity
generation, and wastewater management. MDC emerged from the microbial fuel cell (MFC) …

The beneficial effects of cyanobacterial co-culture on plant growth

J Kollmen, D Strieth - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous phototrophic prokaryotes that find a wide range of
applications in industry due to their broad product spectrum. In this context, the application of …

Cyanobacteria as a nature-based biotechnological tool for restoring salt-affected soils

F Rocha, M Esteban Lucas-Borja, P Pereira… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil salinization poses an important threat to terrestrial ecosystems and is expected to
increase as a consequence of climate change and anthropogenic pressures. Conventional …

Soil health restoration in degraded lands: A microbiological perspective

A Kumar, A Das, D Singh, MK Das… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Land degradation is one of the most pressing environmental problems of the 21st century
particularly due to its impact on global food security and environmental quality through the …