Microalgae-Based Biotechnology as Alternative Biofertilizers for Soil Enhancement and Carbon Footprint Reduction: Advantages and Implications

Marine Drugs, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 21(2), P. 93 - 93

Published: Jan. 28, 2023

Due to the constant growth of human population and anthropological activity, it has become necessary use sustainable affordable technologies that satisfy current future demand for agricultural products. Since nutrients available plants in soil are limited need increase yields crops is desirable, chemical (inorganic or NPK) fertilizers been widespread over last decades, causing a nutrient shortage due their misuse exploitation, because uncontrolled these products, there latent environmental health problem globally. For this reason, green biotechnology based on microalgae biomass proposed as alternative development improvers crop cultivation phytoremediation. This review explores long-term risks using both (cancer hypoxia) environment (eutrophication erosion), well potential substitute fertilizer different treatments application methods implementation soil; additionally, can be source carbon mitigation wastewater treatment agro-industrial processes.

Language: Английский

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Micronutrients and their effects on Horticultural crop quality, productivity and sustainability

Scientia Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 323, P. 112512 - 112512

Published: Oct. 13, 2023

Horticultural crop quality is an important aspect of agricultural production because it directly influences customer preference, market value, and overall sustainability. Micronutrients are for plant nutrition they affect the growth, development, horticultural crops. This review provides in-depth understanding role micronutrients in productivity. study investigated characteristics micronutrients, their functions growth most prevalent micronutrient deficits discusses obstacles issues associated with each treatment technique, including soil, foliar, fertigation application. It also emphasizes effects on quality, such as increased yield, improvements fruit attributes (size, color, flavor), nutritional value bioactive compounds, reduced postharvest losses, extended shelf life. Micronutrient plants have been studied, absorption, transport, accumulation, well interactions other nutrients signaling pathways. Recent research breakthroughs, studies specific synergies, innovative methods application formulation, developing technologies assessment, covered this review. The practical consequences recommendations management systems were investigated, concerns regarding sustainable efficient utilization future goals. Overall, underlines importance increasing productivity, potential influence subject.

Language: Английский

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Manufacturing of novel zeolite-clay composite membrane from natural clay and diatomite, an electrochemical study of the surface and application towards heavy metals removal

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 112143 - 112143

Published: Feb. 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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The interaction of nutrient uptake with biotic and abiotic stresses in plants^FA

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

ABSTRACT Plants depend heavily on efficient nutrient uptake and utilization for optimal growth development. However, plants are constantly subjected to a diverse array of biotic stresses, such as pathogen infections, insect pests, herbivory, well abiotic stress like drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, imbalances. These stresses significantly impact the plant's ability take up use it efficiency. Understanding how maintain efficiency under conditions is crucial improving crop resilience sustainability. This review explores recent advancements in elucidating mechanisms underlying conditions. Our aim offer comprehensive perspective that can guide breeding stress‐tolerant nutrition‐efficient varieties, ultimately contributing advancement sustainable agriculture.

Language: Английский

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Mechanism of microplastics in the reduction of cadmium toxicity in tomato

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 289, P. 117621 - 117621

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Soil pollution by microplastics (MPs) and cadmium (Cd) poses significant threats to agricultural production, yet their combined toxicity underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we examined the effects of three types MPs-polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polypropylene (PP)-with particle sizes 150 μm 10 μm, in combination with Cd stress (5 mg/kg) on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth. The results revealed that treatment MPs effectively alleviated inhibitory effect stress. Moreover, Ionome analysis demonstrated ionic reducing accumulation heavy metals (e.g., Al, Pb, Cd, Cr), restoring uptake essential elements Mg, Ca, Mn), minimizing excessive absorption trace Mo, Ni) ultra-trace Co, Ag, Sn) compared alone. Transcriptome further reprogrammed key pathways, including cell wall synthesis, antioxidant systems, transport, hormone signaling, nitrogen metabolism, glutathione alleviate toxicity. This study provides novel insights into interaction between environmental pollutants, highlighting role modulating plant responses.

Language: Английский

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Utilization of Legume-Nodule Bacterial Symbiosis in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils

Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(5), P. 676 - 676

Published: April 27, 2022

With the increasing industrial activity of growing human population, accumulation various contaminants in soil, including heavy metals, has increased rapidly. Heavy metals as non-biodegradable elements persist soil environment and may pollute crop plants, further accumulating body causing serious conditions. Hence, phytoremediation land contamination an environmental restoration technology is desirable for both health broad-sense ecology. Legumes (Fabaceae), which play a special role nitrogen cycling, are dominant plants contaminated areas. Therefore, use legumes associated nitrogen-fixing rhizobia to reduce concentrations or toxic effects environmentally friendly becomes promising strategy phytostabilization. Rhizobia, have such plant growth-promoting (PGP) features phosphorus solubilization, phytohormone synthesis, siderophore release, production beneficial compounds most all fixation, promote legume growth while diminishing metal toxicity. The aim present review provide comprehensive description main leguminous benefits using legume–rhizobium symbiosis with wild-type genetically modified bacteria enhance efficient recovery lands.

Language: Английский

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Introduction, definition, and classification of nutrients

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 3 - 9

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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The elements of life: A biocentric tour of the periodic table

Advances in microbial physiology/Advances in Microbial Physiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 127

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Prevalence of Cobalt in the Environment and Its Role in Biological Processes

Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(10), P. 1335 - 1335

Published: Oct. 16, 2023

Cobalt (Co) is an essential trace element for humans and other animals, but high doses can be harmful to human health. It present in some foods such as green vegetables, various spices, meat, milk products, seafood, eggs, drinking water. Co necessary the metabolism of beings animals due its key role formation vitamin B12, also known cobalamin, biological reservoir Co. In concentrations, may cause health issues vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, bleeding, low blood pressure, heart diseases, thyroid damage, hair loss, bone defects, inhibition enzyme activities. Conversely, deficiency lead anorexia, chronic swelling, detrimental anemia. nanoparticles have different biomedical applications thanks their antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic properties. addition, cobalt oxide used lithium-ion batteries, a catalyst, carrier targeted drug delivery, gas sensor, electronic thin film, energy storage. Accumulation agriculture humans, natural anthropogenic factors, represents global problem affecting water quality animal Besides common chelating agents intoxication, phytoremediation interesting environmental technology cleaning up soil contaminated with The occurrence environment discussed involvement processes underlined. Toxicological aspects related are examined this review.

Language: Английский

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Calcium signaling in plant mineral nutrition: From uptake to transport

Plant Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(6), P. 100678 - 100678

Published: Aug. 26, 2023

Plant mineral nutrition is essential for both crop yields and human health. However, the uneven distribution of elements over time space leads to a lack or excess available in plants. Among nutrients, Calcium (Ca2+) stands out as prominent secondary messenger that plays crucial roles response extracellular stimuli all eukaryotes. Distinct Ca2+ signatures with unique parameters are induced by different stresses deciphered various sensors. Recent advancements research on participation signaling regulation has made great progress. In this review, we focus impact plant uptake detoxification. Specifically, emphasize significance regulating delve into key points novel avenues future investigations, aiming offer new insights ion homeostasis.

Language: Английский

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