Modern agriculture faces numerous challenges that pose significant threats to global food security. In an effort to address the nutritional requirements of the world’s growing population, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are applied on a large scale to increase crop production.
However, the indiscriminate use of agrochemicals has resulted in environmental contamination and risks to public health. In addition, agricultural soils are continuously losing their physical, chemical and biological properties and quality.
In this context, plant-associated microorganisms, with their plant growth-promoting characteristics, have enormous potential to solve these challenges and play a crucial role in increasing crop biomass and yield. Here are some articles that can give you more information about biofertilizers.
The article “Biofertilizers: An eco-friendly technology for nutrient recycling and environmental sustainability” [1] discusses the use of microbial strains as biofertilizers, and their important role in maintaining soil fertility and increasing crop productivity. It focuses on beneficial plant growth-enhancing mechanisms, such as improved nutrient availability and biological control of plant pathogens.
“Microbial Biofertilizers: Recent Trends and Future Prospects” [2] describes the different types of microbial biofertilizers, including nitrogen fixers and phosphorus solubilizers. In addition, their composition, cost-effectiveness and environmentally friendly nature are highlighted. Applications of commercial biofertilizers and current approaches to develop next generation biofertilizers are also discussed.
In “Exploring global research trends in biofertilizers: a bibliometric approach” [3], global research trends in biofertilizers are analyzed using a bibliometric approach. This study provides an overview of the importance of biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture and highlights the need to promote their application among farmers to achieve greater agricultural sustainability.
To promote their use and development, it is necessary to continue researching and disseminating the benefits of biofertilizers, as well as exploring new strategies to improve their effectiveness and applications.
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References:
[1] “Biofertilizers: An ecofriendly technology for nutrient recycling and environmental sustainability” [En línea]. Disponible en:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517421000742 . Accedido el 17 de julio de 2023.
[2] “Microbial biofertilizers: Recent trends and future outlook” [En línea]. Disponible en https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35024641/ . Accedido el 17 de julio de 2023.
[3] “Exploring the global research trends in biofertilizers: a bibliometric approach” [En línea]. Disponible en:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8724949/ . Accedido el 17 de julio de 2023.