Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change
Climate change has already affected food security in many parts of the world, and this situation will worsen if nothing is done to combat it. Unfortunately, agriculture is a meaningful driver of climate change, through greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen-based fertilizer, methane from animals and...
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| description | Climate change has already affected food security in many parts of the world, and this situation will worsen if nothing is done to combat it. Unfortunately, agriculture is a meaningful driver of climate change, through greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen-based fertilizer, methane from animals and animal manure, as well as deforestation to obtain more land for agriculture. Therefore, the global agricultural sector should minimize greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow climate change. The objective of this review is to point out the various ways plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM) can be used to enhance crop production amidst climate change challenges, and effects of climate change on more conventional challenges, such as: weeds, pests, pathogens, salinity, drought, etc. Current knowledge regarding microbial inoculant technology is discussed. Pros and cons of single inoculants, microbial consortia and microbial compounds are discussed. A range of microbes and microbe derived compounds that have been reported to enhance plant growth amidst a range of biotic and abiotic stresses, and microbe-based products that are already on the market as agroinputs, are a focus. This review will provide the reader with a clearer understanding of current trends in microbial inoculants and how they can be used to enhance crop production amidst climate change challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ddcf35c4cf3949d7a4180efde5720ec02023-11-20T09:54:01ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-08-01108117910.3390/agronomy10081179Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate ChangeJudith Naamala0Donald L. Smith1Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, 21111, Montreal, QC H9X3V9, CanadaDepartment of Plant Science, McGill University, Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, 21111, Montreal, QC H9X3V9, CanadaClimate change has already affected food security in many parts of the world, and this situation will worsen if nothing is done to combat it. Unfortunately, agriculture is a meaningful driver of climate change, through greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen-based fertilizer, methane from animals and animal manure, as well as deforestation to obtain more land for agriculture. Therefore, the global agricultural sector should minimize greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow climate change. The objective of this review is to point out the various ways plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM) can be used to enhance crop production amidst climate change challenges, and effects of climate change on more conventional challenges, such as: weeds, pests, pathogens, salinity, drought, etc. Current knowledge regarding microbial inoculant technology is discussed. Pros and cons of single inoculants, microbial consortia and microbial compounds are discussed. A range of microbes and microbe derived compounds that have been reported to enhance plant growth amidst a range of biotic and abiotic stresses, and microbe-based products that are already on the market as agroinputs, are a focus. This review will provide the reader with a clearer understanding of current trends in microbial inoculants and how they can be used to enhance crop production amidst climate change challenges.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/8/1179plant growth promoting microorganismsclimate changeabiotic stressbiotic stress |
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| title | Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change |
| title_full | Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change |
| title_fullStr | Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change |
| title_short | Relevance of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms and Their Derived Compounds, in the Face of Climate Change |
| title_sort | relevance of plant growth promoting microorganisms and their derived compounds in the face of climate change |
| topic | plant growth promoting microorganisms climate change abiotic stress biotic stress |
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