Valorization as a biofertilizer of an agricultural residue leachate: Metagenomic characterization and growth promotion test by PGPB in the forage plant Medicago sativa (alfalfa).

ABSTRACT: The abuse of chemical fertilizers in intensive agriculture has turned out in the contamination of ground and the soil on which they are applied. Likewise, the generation, storage, and destruction of plant residues from the agri-food industry poses a threat to the environment and human health. The current situation of growing demand for food implies the urgent need to find sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers and the management of agricultural waste. Valorization of this plant residue to produce natural biofertilizers using microbiological treatments is presented as a sustainable alternative. The microbial activity allows the transformation into simple molecules that are easily absorbed by plants, as well as the stimulation of plant growth. This double direct and indirect action

SUBMITTER: Robas Mora M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815802 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature