Clean Biotechnology for Sustainable Farming

Abstract

Sustainability would never be achieved farewell as agricultural practices continue beyond the carrying capacity of the ecosystem through the exaggerated abuse of agricultural chemicals. The rapid growth of agricultural productivity in chemical farming systems is shrinking off. Moreover, environmental torrent from agricultural activities jeopardizes agricultural growth in several countries. Problems associated with the wealthy agricultural production in the developed world and underproduction in developing countries necessitate a widely accepted assessment of the present status of agriculture. It is time to install new farming systems committed to following environmental and sustainable approaches, and producing healthy food free from agrochemical residues. Ecologically oriented farming routines are being developed within the frame of the recent achievements in environmental biotechnology, the most important of which is the clean farming system which is increasingly acknowledged as a potential solution to copious problems overlaying present world agriculture. It is a farming system, which aims at evading the routine use of agricultural chemicals and reducing their rates of application. Clean farming systems directly give rise to four environmental biotechnologies, i.e., recycling of composted organic waste, fortifying the rhizosphere soil with biofertilizers, encouraging the use of biopesticides in agricultural practices and bioremediation of polluted agro‐ecosystems.

Effects of bio-organic fertilizer on pepper growth and Fusarium wilt biocontrol

“…BOF are biological preparations with sufficient densities of potent microorganisms which have a tangible beneficial role in fitting a proper rhizosphere for plant growth (Saber, 2001). Furthermore, these contained microorganisms also have the ability of converting nutritionally important elements from unavailable to available through biological process (Vessey, 2003) as well as inhibiting pathogens growth.…”

Root-rot and Stem-canker Control in Faba Bean Plants by Using Some Biofertilizers Agents

“…Manach et al [18] reported that nowadays, emphasis multi strains biofertilizer has already been tidied. Biofertilizers are biological preparations embodying, essentially, sufficient densities of potent strains of microorganisms, having a tangible beneficial role in filleting a proper rhizosphere for plant growth [19]. Organically grown cabbage, spinach, welch, union, green pepper generally had higher levels of flavonoids and antioxidants activity [20].…”

Characterization of potential liquid organic fertilizers obtained by alkaline extraction from two‐phase olive‐mill waste composts

“…Composting is a cheap technology which speeds up the natural biodegradation of organic matter by providing a controlled environment for a great diversity of microorganisms that lead to the mineralization of a large part of the raw organic matter and the synthesis of new organic compounds via humification processes. As a consequence, it can be considered as a humification technology . The compost obtained has the advantage of containing a large proportion of humic‐like substances (HS) which play a major role in soil fertility.…”