Chemical and Microbial Characterization of Fermented Forest Litters Used as Biofertilizers

ABSTRACT: The excessive use of chemicals in intensive agriculture has had a negative impact on soil diversity and fertility. A strategy for developing sustainable agriculture could rely on the use of microbial-based fertilizers, known as biofertilizers. An alternative to marketed products could be offered to small farmers if they could produce their own biofertilizers using forest litters, which harbor one of the highest microbial diversities. The aim of this study is to characterize microbial communities of Fermented Forest Litters (FFL), assuming that the fermentation process will change both their abundance and diversity. We investigated two types of differing in the chemical composition of the initial litters used and the climatic context of the forest where they are originated from. The abundan

SUBMITTER: Marois J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9959058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature