Rethinking crop nutrition in times of modern microbiology: innovative biofertilizer technologies

EK Mitter, M Tosi, D Obregón, KE Dunfield… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Global population growth poses a threat to food security in an era of increased ecosystem
degradation, climate change, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss. In this context, harnessing …

Soil and human health: current status and future needs

EC Brevik, L Slaughter, BR Singh… - Air, Soil and Water …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Soil influences human health in a variety of ways, with human health being linked to the
health of the soil. Historically, emphasis has been placed on the negative impacts that soils …

Enhancing the tropism of bacteria via genetically programmed biosensors

T Chien, T Harimoto, B Kepecs, K Gray… - Nature biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Engineered bacteria for therapeutic applications would benefit from control mechanisms that
confine the growth of the bacteria within specific tissues or regions in the body. Here we …

Improvement of soil microbial diversity through sustainable agricultural practices and its evaluation by-omics approaches: A perspective for the environment, food …

M Bertola, A Ferrarini, G Visioli - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil is one of the key elements for supporting life on Earth. It delivers multiple ecosystem
services, which are provided by soil processes and functions performed by soil biodiversity …

The microbial connection to sustainable agriculture

K Nadarajah, NSN Abdul Rahman - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms are an important element in modeling sustainable agriculture. Their role in
soil fertility and health is crucial in maintaining plants' growth, development, and yield …

Exploitation of plant growth promoting bacteria for sustainable agriculture: hierarchical approach to link laboratory and field experiments

F Massa, R Defez, C Bianco - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
To feed a world population, which will reach 9.7 billion in 2050, agricultural production will
have to increase by 35–56%. Therefore, more food is urgently needed. Yield improvements …

It takes three to tango: the importance of microbes, host plant, and soil management to elucidate manipulation strategies for the plant microbiome

M Tosi, EK Mitter, J Gaiero… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
The world's population is expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, placing
unprecedented demands on agriculture and natural resources. The risk in food security is …

The importance of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture—A review

M Antoszewski, A Mierek-Adamska, GB Dąbrowska - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the face of climate change, progressive degradation of the environment, including
agricultural land negatively affecting plant growth and development, endangers plant …

Engineering the plant microenvironment to facilitate plant-growth-promoting microbe association

AT Zvinavashe, I Mardad, M Mhada… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
New technologies that enhance soil biodiversity and minimize the use of scarce resources
while boosting crop production are highly sought to mitigate the increasing threats that …

Is the application of plant probiotic bacterial consortia always beneficial for plants? Exploring synergies between rhizobial and non-rhizobial bacteria and their effects …

E Menéndez, A Paço - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The overgrowth of human population and the demand for high-quality foods necessitate the
search for sustainable alternatives to increase crop production. The use of biofertilizers …