Building Bioeconomy in Agriculture: Harnessing Soil Microbes for Sustaining Ecosystem Services

Rengalakshmi, R.; Manjula, M.; Prabavathy, V. R.; Jegan, S.; Selvamukilan, B.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73028-8_14

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“…In contrast, the OECD defines bioeconomy as "economic outcomes derived from biotechnology" (OECD, 2009). Furthermore, in the Indian context, the concept of bioeconomy is linked to the biotechnology industry (Rengalakshmi et al, 2018). The "bioeconomy" harnesses new knowledge from agricultural science research to produce a variety of crop-derived products, and it is an important component of long-term agricultural development.…”

Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To accomplish the task of developing a robust bioeconomy, research in agricultural and resource economics becomes necessary to develop robust policies to guide the progress of the bioeconomy (Zilberman et al, 2018). The concept of "bioeconomy" through a mission called "National Mission on Bioeconomy" has gained prominence and has become a sole concept in South Asian countries like India to promote bioresources in a sustainable agricultural system (Rengalakshmi et al, 2018).…”

Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The unique initiatives of the Indian government, such as "Make in India" (launched in 2014), also include the bioeconomy as a main component (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), 2016; Rengalakshmi et al, 2018). The bioeconomy has three crucial and essential elements, such as (a) advanced developments in gene and cellular science to develop novel products, (b) use of renewable biomass or use of bioprocesses for sustainable production, and (c) integration of biotechnological knowledge to investigate novel products (McCormick and Kautto, 2013;Leitão, 2016).…”

Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The bioeconomy in the agricultural sector can include the use of biological-based processes such as the exploitation of agriculturally important microorganisms and their use as biofertilizers and biopesticides. The use of such biostimulants has the potential to contribute significantly to the so-called bioeconomy, which will ultimately lead to a more long-term sustainable agricultural development and enhanced food security (Rengalakshmi et al, 2018). Therefore, challenges need to be addressed to strengthen the bioeconomy through improved crop productivity with zinc-enriched grains or other edible plant parts in response to zinc-solubilizing bacterial inoculants.…”

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Contemplating the role of zinc-solubilizing bacteria in crop biofortification: An approach for sustainable bioeconomy

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Modern agriculture pays attention to improving agricultural production by producing zinc-enriched crops through zinc-solubilizing bacteria to strengthen the bioeconomy. Zinc deficiency in the soil reduces plant growth and also leads to less uptake of zinc in the edible portion of plants. Therefore, the zinc content in the edible parts of plants can be increased through the biofortification approach. However, most of the biofortification approaches are laborious and need expensive input in routine practices. Therefore, the microbiological biofortification approach may be beneficial in increasing the zinc concentration in plants and improving crop quality with the ultimate benefit of a greener path. The use of microbes may thus be favorable for elevating zinc content in plants and enhancing crop quality, ultimately providing a summation of the role of microorganisms for a greener strategy. In addition, the application of zinc-solubilizing bacteria as a potential biosource represents a cost-effective and alternate biofortification strategy. Zinc-solubilizing bacteria act as natural bio-fortifiers that can solubilize the unavailable form of zinc by secreting organic acids, siderophores, and other chelating compounds. This review thus focuses on zinc-solubilizing bacteria for plant biofortification and their contribution to enhance crop yield and the bioeconomy in a more sustainable manner.

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Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Concept Of Bioeconomy: a New Way Of Green Economymentioning

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“…Another example are the Bioproducts based on microorganisms and vegetal sources used for plant protection, as a key element for organic agriculture. These could be seen as a pathway for bioeconomy transition in agriculture (Rengalakshmi et al, 2018). There are various reports on antimicrobial activity of plant based products (Rodino et al, 2015;Arsene et al, 2015) that could be commercially developed for use as adjuvant in plant disease management.…”

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Bioeconomy related perspectives for boosting agriculture development in Romania

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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Situated at the crossroads between several sectors, from biology, biochemistry, agronomy, management and economy to technology, the bioeconomy represents all uses of bio-resources, whether they come from agricultural land, sea, forest or waste materials. The current bioeconomy strategy of European Union identifies agriculture as one of the sectors mainly supplying biomass. In the last decades, agriculture was constantly transforming towards a knowledge intensive sector. Being almost entirely the physical support for agriculture, the rural regions are expected to become a key player in the development of the bioeconomy activities of the near future. In the modern biobased economies, the rural regions represent more than just a source of raw materials to bioeconomy industries. Future opportunities for the development of the agricultural sector in Romania, thus boosting rural development were identified by conducting a SWOT analysis of the domain through agriculture development.

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Growth and Yield of Okra Exposed to a Consortium of Rhizobacteria with Different Organic Carriers under Controlled and Natural Field Conditions

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Crop yields, soil fertility, and soil quality decline due to the overuse of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals. The damaging effects of these agrochemicals on the environment can be minimized by integration with eco-friendly approaches, i.e., biofertilizers. These eco-friendly biofertilizers containing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, (PGPR) not only solubilize mineral nutrients for crop uptake but also release phytohormones for their growth improvements. The objective of this research is to use these PGPR’s capacity to promote growth in order to increase okra production. For this purpose, different organic carriers were used, i.e., Press mud, Charcoal, Biochar, Peat, and Compost for PGPR’s inoculation. Before being used as a consortium with various carrier materials, the pre-isolated and characterized PGPR strains (AN-35, ZM-27, and ZM-63) were tested for compatibility against one another. The PGPR consortium and carriers were applied in the following treatments, i.e., T0: (control), T1: PGPR, T2: Peat + PGPR, T3: Pressmud+ PGPR, T4: Compost + PGPR, T5: Charcoal + PGPR, and T6: Biochar + PGPR in the present pot and field studies. Under the pot experiment, the results depicted that all treatments showed a significant increase in okra growth, nutrient contents, and yield of okra along with increasing the microbial biomass in the soil but the treatment containing PGPR consortium with peat caused the maximum increase. Similarly, the results of the field experiment also showed a significant increase under all treatments but the maximum increase in nutrient contents, growth attributes, and yield of okra was found under the treatment containing PGPR consortium with peat (T2). Therefore, this study recommends the use of peat and studied the PGPR consortium as a suitable carrier to develop carrier-based biofertilizers for sustainable okra production.

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Building Bioeconomy in Agriculture: Harnessing Soil Microbes for Sustaining Ecosystem Services

Cited by 5 publications

References 79 publications

Contemplating the role of zinc-solubilizing bacteria in crop biofortification: An approach for sustainable bioeconomy

Contemplating the role of zinc-solubilizing bacteria in crop biofortification: An approach for sustainable bioeconomy

Bioeconomy related perspectives for boosting agriculture development in Romania

Growth and Yield of Okra Exposed to a Consortium of Rhizobacteria with Different Organic Carriers under Controlled and Natural Field Conditions

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