Bioenergy and Sustainable Agriculture

Zahedi, Hossein

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99076-7_11

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“…In addition, these crops are also more nutritious because of their more natural production. Its positive impacts of the environment include use of less percentage of energy per unit of crop yield as compared to industrialized agriculture [10,11]. This minimizes the release of harmful chemicals and thereby reduces pollution of environment.…”

Section: Sustainable Agricultural System and Its Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi as a Tool for Sustainable Agricultural System

Chahal¹,

Gupta²,

Verma³

et al. 2021

Mycorrhizal Fungi - Utilization in Agriculture and Industry

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A sustainable agriculture is a type of agriculture that focuses on producing long-term crops and livestock without having any adverse effect on the environment. However, agricultural malpractices like excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as well as climate change have aggravated the effects of biotic and abiotic stresses on crop productivity. These led to the degradation of ecosystem, leaving bad impacts on the soil qualities and water body environment. As an alternative to the rising agricultural energy, the use of Vesicular– Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (AM) may be a better option. Being natural root symbionts, AM provide essential inorganic nutrients to host plants, thereby improving its growth and yield even under stressed conditions. AM fungi can also potentially strengthen the adaptability of a plant to the changing environment, as a bio-fertilizer. The chapter provides a comprehensive up-to-date knowledge on AM fungi as a tool for sustainable agricultural system. Thus, further research focusing on the AM -mediated promotion of crop quality and productivity is needed.

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Section: Sustainable Agricultural System and Its Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%