Role of microalgae in achieving sustainable development goals and circular economy

AG Olabi, N Shehata, ET Sayed, C Rodriguez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) set out 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. These goals highlight key objectives …

[HTML][HTML] Algae as Bio-fertilizers: Between current situation and future prospective

EE Ammar, AAA Aioub, AE Elesawy, AM Karkour… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bio-fertilization is a sustainable agricultural practice that includes using bio-fertilizers to
increase soil nutrient content resulting in higher productivity. Soil micro-flora has been …

Algae biostimulants: A critical look at microalgal biostimulants for sustainable agricultural practices

RV Kapoore, EE Wood, CA Llewellyn - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
For the growing human population to be sustained during present climatic changes,
enhanced quality and quantity of crops are essential to enable food security worldwide. The …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharides from microalgae and cyanobacteria: diversity of strains, production strategies, and applications

C Laroche - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic organisms that can produce/accumulate
biomolecules with industrial interest. Among these molecules, EPSs are macromolecular …

Roles of microalgae-based biofertilizer in sustainability of green agriculture and food-water-energy security nexus

TND Cao, H Mukhtar, LT Le, DPH Tran… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
For years, agrochemical fertilizers have been used in agriculture for crop production.
However, intensive utilization of chemical fertilizers is not an ecological and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Algae as new kids in the beneficial plant microbiome

SM Lee, CM Ryu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Previously, algae were recognized as small prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms found
only in aquatic habitats. However, according to a recent paradigm shift, algae are …

[HTML][HTML] Algae and their metabolites as potential bio-pesticides

E Asimakis, AA Shehata, W Eisenreich, F Acheuk… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
An increasing human population necessitates more food production, yet current techniques
in agriculture, such as chemical pesticide use, have negative impacts on the ecosystems …

Microalgae-cyanobacteria–based biostimulant effect on salinity tolerance mechanisms, nutrient uptake, and tomato plant growth under salt stress

C Mutale-Joan, F Rachidi, HA Mohamed… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Springer
High soil salinity is a major abiotic stress affecting the growth, nutrition, development, and
productivity of crops. This study investigated the modulating effect of combined microalgae …