Microbes as biofertilizers, a potential approach for sustainable crop production

S Nosheen, I Ajmal, Y Song - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Continuous decline of earth's natural resources and increased use of hazardous chemical
fertilizers pose a great concern for the future of agriculture. Biofertilizers are a promising …

Biofertilizers and nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Phycoprospects and challenges

DM Mahapatra, KC Satapathy, B Panda - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased food demands and ceasing nutrient deposits have resulted in a great shortfall
between the food supply and demand and would be worse in the years to come. Higher …

Microalgae, soil and plants: A critical review of microalgae as renewable resources for agriculture

AL Alvarez, SL Weyers, HM Goemann, BM Peyton… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The tension between a growing global demand for food, rising environmental impacts of
agricultural intensification, and the uncertainty of future changes in our global climate …

Biofertilizers in agriculture: An overview on concepts, strategies and effects on soil microorganisms

M Mącik, A Gryta, M Frąc - Advances in agronomy, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofertilizer is a substance containing live microorganisms which exhibit beneficial
properties toward plant growth and development. Various mechanisms are used by …

Use of Spirulina biomass produced from treatment of aquaculture wastewater as agricultural fertilizers

SC Wuang, MC Khin, PQD Chua, YD Luo - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgal research has been an area of great interest as microalgae have higher
productivities than land plants and can be used for the production of valuable commodities …

Algae and their potential for a future bioeconomy, landless food production, and the socio-economic impact of an algae industry

J Ullmann, D Grimm - Organic Agriculture, 2021 - Springer
Despite being a comparatively new branch of agriculture, algae production is often
considered to be a solution to many food security-related problems, such as land scarcity …

Algal biofertilizers and plant growth stimulants for sustainable agriculture

TT Win, GD Barone, F Secundo, P Fu - Industrial Biotechnology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Modern agricultural management is heavily dependent on the fertilizers for promotion of
crop production, but the massive use of inorganic and chemical-based fertilizers currently …

Potential applications of cyanobacteria: Spirulina platensis filtrates and homogenates in agriculture

K Godlewska, I Michalak, P Pacyga… - World Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
In the present paper, products obtained from a blue-green microalga Spirulina platensis
filtrate (applied for seed soaking and for foliar spray) and homogenate (used for seed …

Microbial consortium with multifunctional plant growth-promoting attributes: future perspective in agriculture

S Mondal, SK Halder, AN Yadav, KC Mondal - Advances in plant …, 2020 - Springer
The relationships between plant and plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) are
an integrated part of earthborn ecosystem. We are in the era of global warming when …

[PDF][PDF] Cyanobacteria from paddy fields in Iran as a biofertilizer in rice plants

H Saadatnia, H Riahi - Plant Soil Environ, 2009 - agriculturejournals.cz
In this research cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae, BGA) were isolated, identified, multiplied
and used as an inoculum in pot rice experiment. The pH, moisture and algal population …