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Sustainable Management of Macro and Micronutrients through Biofertilizers for Better Crop Growth and Productivity: Biofertilizers Based Symbiosis and Organic Amendments

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2022) | Viewed by 5277

Special Issue Editors

1. College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430060, China
2. Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan
Interests: soil science; agricultural plant science; agronomy; temperature stress
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Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Interests: micronutrients; soil science; plant nutrition; soil nutrient cycling; soil remediation; sustainable agriculture; organo-mineral interactions; biofertilizers
Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Yasouj University, Yasouj 75918-74934, Iran
Interests: soil microbiology; plant nutrition; biofertilizers
Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, Pakistan
Interests: soil microbiology; salinity stress;plant nutrition; biofertilizers
Department of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: soil microbiology; drought stress; plant nutrition; biofertilizers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

The increasing population of the world is enhancing the food demand for the survival of the humans. Limited nonrenewable resources are inducing pressure on the agricultural sector to achieve maximum crop yield. On the other hand, high application of inorganic fertilizers deteriorating soil health and increasing environmental pollution. Scientists are trying to introduce many new techniques for increasing the yield of crops without disturbing the environment. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and organic amendments can offer a useful approach for resolving soil health and food security problems. Inoculation of biofertilizers has also become the centre of attention because of its potential benefits and environmentally friendly nature. Today, the scientific community has changed their view regarding the sole inoculation of biofertilizers. They suggest the combined use of biofertilizers and organic amendments, i.e., biochar, compost, manures and growth hormones, for sustainability increase in crop yield. A deep understanding of biofertilizer interactions with organic amendments also needs more scientific attention to improve soil fertility and better crop cultivation under resilient climate changes. The special issue will emphasize the basic concepts of combined use of biofertilizers with organic amendments, their effects on crop growth, productivity, characterization technique, and environmental impacts.

We invite researchers to contribute to the Special Issue on Sustainable Management of Macro and Micronutrients through Biofertilizers for Better Crop Growth and Productivity: Biofertilizers based Symbiosis and Organic Amendments, which intended to serve as a unique multidisciplinary forum covering broad aspects of agriculture, environmental science, soil science, plant nutrition and crop production.

This Special Issue, “Sustainable Management of Macro and Micronutrients through Biofertilizers for Better Crop Growth and Productivity: Biofertilizers based Symbiosis and Organic Amendments," aims to fill the gaps in the scientific literature concerning this crucial area as much as possible, to highlight its importance, and to provide a platform for the dissemination of state-of-the-art advances in this field. Topics include, but are not limited to:

(1) Soil fertility improvement by biofertilizers and organic amendments;

(3) Better macro and micronutrients uptake in plants by biofertilizers.

(4) Use of compost, farmyard manure, biochar and humic substances to improve crop yield

(5) Combined use of organic amendments and biofertilizers to alleviate nutrients stress.

(6) Rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae interactions in soil and with plant roots.

(7) Interaction so heavy metals with macro and micronutrients in soil and crops.

(8) Drought stress-induced less uptake of nutrients in crops regulated by biofertilizers and organic amendments.

Dr. Shah Fahad
Dr. Rahul Datta
Dr. Niaz Ahmed
Dr. Tayebeh Zarei
Dr. Muhammad Adnan
Dr. Shah Saud
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • agriculture crop production
  • biofertilizers
  • biochar
  • compost
  • growth hormones
  • humuz
  • heavy metals
  • manures
  • nutrients
  • drought stress

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Evaluation of the Use of Sewage Sludge Biochar as a Soil Amendment—A Review
by Elena Goldan, Valentin Nedeff, Narcis Barsan, Mihaela Culea, Claudia Tomozei, Mirela Panainte-Lehadus and Emilian Mosnegutu
Sustainability 2022, 14(9), 5309; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14095309 - 28 Apr 2022
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In recent decades, minimization and recycling/reuse policies were introduced to reduce the quantities of generated waste and for alternative waste recovery. Organic wastes represent 46% of total global solid waste. Possible uses of organic wastes include using it as fertilizer and amendment for [...] Read more.
In recent decades, minimization and recycling/reuse policies were introduced to reduce the quantities of generated waste and for alternative waste recovery. Organic wastes represent 46% of total global solid waste. Possible uses of organic wastes include using it as fertilizer and amendment for soil, for energy recovery and for the production of chemical substances. Sewage sludge disposal and reuse are identified as future problems concerning waste. The total amount of sludge generated in the entire world has increased dramatically, and this tendency is expected to increase significantly in the years to come. In most developed countries, special attention is given to sewage sludge treatment in order to improve the quality and safety of using it on the ground surface. Sewage sludge pyrolysis is considered an acceptable method, from an economic and ecological perspective, for the beneficial reuse of sewage sludge. This method has many advantages because, during the pyrolysis process, the sludge volume is reduced by 80%, pathogenic agents and hazardous compounds from sewage sludge are eliminated, metals are immobilized in solid residue and organic and inorganic fractions are immobilized in a stabilized form of pyrolytic residues (biochar). The biochar generated by sewage sludge pyrolysis does not contain pathogenic agents and is rich in carbon and nutrients. Full article
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