Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture
Knowledge of the agricultural soil microbiota, of the microbial consortia that comprise it, and the promotion of agricultural practices that maintain and encourage them, is a promising way to improve soil quality for sustainable agriculture and to provide food security. Although numerous studies hav...
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| author | Ana Aguilar-Paredes Gabriela Valdés Marco Nuti |
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| description | Knowledge of the agricultural soil microbiota, of the microbial consortia that comprise it, and the promotion of agricultural practices that maintain and encourage them, is a promising way to improve soil quality for sustainable agriculture and to provide food security. Although numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of beneficial soil microorganisms on crop yields and quality, the use of microbial consortia in agriculture remains low. Microbial consortia have more properties than an individual microbial inoculum, due to the synergy of the microorganisms that populate them. This review describes the main characteristics, ecosystem functions, crop benefits, and biotechnological applications of microbial consortia composed of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), and <i>Actinobacteria</i>, to promote the restoration of agricultural soils and, consequently, the quality and health of agricultural crops. The aim is to provide knowledge that will contribute to the development of sustainable and sufficiently productive agriculture, which will adapt in a good way to the pace of the growing human population and to climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58f836c36b49479394dd06104befb7af2023-11-20T23:11:28ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-12-011012190210.3390/agronomy10121902Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable AgricultureAna Aguilar-Paredes0Gabriela Valdés1Marco Nuti2Faculty of Sciences, Pontificial Catholic University, Valparaíso 3580000, ChileFaculty of Sciences, Pontificial Catholic University, Valparaíso 3580000, ChileInstitute of Life Sciences, School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna, 56127 Pisa, ItalyKnowledge of the agricultural soil microbiota, of the microbial consortia that comprise it, and the promotion of agricultural practices that maintain and encourage them, is a promising way to improve soil quality for sustainable agriculture and to provide food security. Although numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of beneficial soil microorganisms on crop yields and quality, the use of microbial consortia in agriculture remains low. Microbial consortia have more properties than an individual microbial inoculum, due to the synergy of the microorganisms that populate them. This review describes the main characteristics, ecosystem functions, crop benefits, and biotechnological applications of microbial consortia composed of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), and <i>Actinobacteria</i>, to promote the restoration of agricultural soils and, consequently, the quality and health of agricultural crops. The aim is to provide knowledge that will contribute to the development of sustainable and sufficiently productive agriculture, which will adapt in a good way to the pace of the growing human population and to climate change.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/12/1902microbial consortiaarbuscular mycorrhizasplant growth-promoting rhizobacteria<i>Actinobacteria</i>ecosystem functionsagriculture |
| spellingShingle | Ana Aguilar-Paredes Gabriela Valdés Marco Nuti Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture Agronomy microbial consortia arbuscular mycorrhizas plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria <i>Actinobacteria</i> ecosystem functions agriculture |
| title | Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture |
| title_full | Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture |
| title_short | Ecosystem Functions of Microbial Consortia in Sustainable Agriculture |
| title_sort | ecosystem functions of microbial consortia in sustainable agriculture |
| topic | microbial consortia arbuscular mycorrhizas plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria <i>Actinobacteria</i> ecosystem functions agriculture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/12/1902 |
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