Outstanding impact of Azospirillum brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 on the Brazilian agriculture: Lessons that farmers are receptive to adopt new microbial inoculants
Mariana Sanches Santos, Marco Antônio Nogueira, Mariangela Hungría
Abstract
For decades, researchers around the world search for strategies aiming at higher sustainability in agriculture. The microbial inoculants or biofertilizers are biotechnological products used for different purposes, the main one being to totally or partially replace chemical fertilizers, with an emphasis on N-fertilizers, reducing costs of production and decreasing the contamination of the soil, water, and atmosphere. Depending on the microorganism and the inoculated crop, inoculants can also induce plant protection to abiotic and biotic stresses and positively modify [...]
Topics & Concepts
Microbial inoculantBiofertilizerAzospirillum brasilenseAgricultureAbiotic componentBeneficial organismSustainabilityBiotechnologyBiologyEnvironmental scienceAgronomyBusinessMicroorganismInoculationHorticultureBacteriaEcologyGeneticsNematode management and characterization studiesLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity