Seenivasagan Renganathan, Babalola Olubukola Oluranti
Food Security and Safety Niche Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa.
Biology (Basel). 2021 Oct 28;10(11):1111. doi: 10.3390/biology10111111.
Farmers are now facing a reduction in agricultural crop yield, due to the infertility of soils and poor farming. The application of chemical fertilizers distresses soil fertility and also human health. Inappropriate use of chemical fertilizer leads to the rapid decline in production levels in most parts of the world, and hence requires the necessary standards of good cultivation practice. Biofertilizers and biopesticides have been used in recent years by farmers worldwide to preserve natural soil conditions. Biofertilizer, a replacement for chemical fertilizer, is cost-effective and prevents environmental contamination to the atmosphere, and is a source of renewable energy. In contrast to chemical fertilizers, biofertilizers are cost-effective and a source of renewable energy that preserves long-term soil fertility. The use of biofertilizers is, therefore, inevitable to increase the earth's productivity. A low-input scheme is feasible to achieve farm sustainability through the use of biological and organic fertilizers. This study investigates the use of microbial inoculants as biofertilizers to increase crop production.
由于土壤贫瘠和耕作方式不当，农民目前正面临农作物产量下降的问题。化肥的使用损害了土壤肥力，也危害了人类健康。在世界大部分地区，化肥的不当使用导致产量水平迅速下降，因此需要良好耕作实践的必要标准。近年来，世界各地的农民都在使用生物肥料和生物农药来保持自然土壤条件。生物肥料作为化肥的替代品，具有成本效益，可防止对大气的环境污染，并且是可再生能源的来源。与化肥相比，生物肥料具有成本效益，是保持土壤长期肥力的可再生能源来源。因此，使用生物肥料对于提高地球生产力是不可避免的。通过使用生物肥料和有机肥料，采用低投入方案来实现农场的可持续发展是可行的。本研究调查了使用微生物接种剂作为生物肥料来提高作物产量的情况。
