The use of microbial inoculants for biological control, plant growth promotion, and sustainable agriculture: A review

ASM Elnahal, MT El-Saadony, AM Saad… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microbial control agents serve as alternatives to synthetic pesticides for the management of
insect pests and plant pathogens. Naturally occurring microorganisms such as bacteria …

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 …

Microalgal biostimulants and biofertilisers in crop productions

D Ronga, E Biazzi, K Parati, D Carminati, E Carminati… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are attracting the interest of agrochemical industries and farmers, due to their
biostimulant and biofertiliser properties. Microalgal biostimulants (MBS) and biofertilisers …

Industrial potential of carotenoid pigments from microalgae: Current trends and future prospects

RR Ambati, D Gogisetty… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae are rich source of various bioactive molecules such as carotenoids, lipids, fatty
acids, hydrocarbons, proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, etc. and in recent Years …

Morphology, composition, production, processing and applications of Chlorella vulgaris: A review

C Safi, B Zebib, O Merah, PY Pontalier… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Economic and technical problems related to the reduction of petroleum resources require
the valorisation of renewable raw material. Recently, microalgae emerged as promising …

Renewable sources of plant biostimulation: microalgae as a sustainable means to improve crop performance

P Chiaiese, G Corrado, G Colla, MC Kyriacou… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Plant biostimulants (PBs) attract interest in modern agriculture as a tool to enhance crop
performance, resilience to environmental stress, and nutrient use efficiency. PBs encompass …

Chlorella vulgaris: a perspective on its potential for combining high biomass with high value bioproducts

ITK Ru, YY Sung, M Jusoh, MEA Wahid… - Applied …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The depletion of fossil fuel reserves, concerns over global warming and the high demand for
natural functional foods and products have valorized microalgae as an alternative …

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 …

Biofertilizer and biostimulant properties of the microalga Acutodesmus dimorphus

J Garcia-Gonzalez, M Sommerfeld - Journal of applied phycology, 2016 - Springer
Microalgae represent a potential sustainable alternative for the enhancement and protection
of agricultural crops. Cellular extracts and dry biomass of the green alga Acutodesmus …