Cyanobacterial inoculation (cyanobacterisation): Perspectives for the development of a standardized multifunctional technology for soil fertilization and desertification reversal

Rossi, Federico; Li, Hua; Liu, Yongding; Philippis, Roberto De

doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.05.006

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“…The technology is also being largely attempted and further extended globally (Zheng et al, 2011;Liu et al, 2013;Wu et al, 2013b;Xiao et al, 2015;Chiquoine et al, 2016;Mallen-Cooper and Eldridge, 2016). The cyanobacterial-based inoculation technology (inoculation-based technology for short) was applied according to the following experimental flow: (1) suitable strains are selected; (2) a stable mass-cultivation system for growing the selected strains is optimized; (3) a proper culture-dispersal strategy is chosen and optimized; (4) proper techniques for habitat ameliorations were chosen (Liu et al, 2013;Rossi et al, 2017). Anyway water is the first limiting factor of lives, especially in drylands.…”

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Mechanism of biocrusts boosting and utilizing non-rainfall water in Hobq Desert of China

Ouyang

Lan

Yang

et al. 2017

Applied Soil Ecology

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Mechanism of biocrusts boosting and utilizing non-rainfall water in Hobq Desert of China

Ouyang

Lan

Yang

et al. 2017

Applied Soil Ecology

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“…BSCs play an important role in the bio-geochemistry of elements modulating the carbon and the nitrogen cycle (Maestre and Cortina, 2002; Castillo-Monroy et al 2010) and are considered responsible for the autotrophic carbon and nitrogen fixation in drylands (Bowker et al, 2005). Taking in account this background, the use of BSC forming microorganisms as soil inoculants is a promising tool to improve soil quality and counteract soil degradation (Maestre et al, 2017;Rossi et al, 2017).…”

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Inoculation of Soil Cyanobacteria Improves Fertility of a Soil Mixed With Copper Tailing Sands

Ortiz¹,

Ledesma²,

Pontigo³

2019

Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on New Technologies

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Industrial activities such as mining provoke soil degradation which can be restored by applying cyanobacteria as inoculants to promote biocrust development. However, previous to the field applications, there is a need to determine the cyanobacterial suitable species under laboratory conditions. In this investigation, a culture of Trichormus sp. isolated from environmental samples was inoculated on a soil mixed with copper tailing sands. The establishment of the cyanobacteria on the substrate was determined by confocal microscopy, and germination and growth of Polypogon australis, a tailing storage facility (TSF) natural colonizer were determined. In addition, the total nitrogen content (N), phosphorus available (P) and organic matter (OM) content of the inoculated substrates was measured after 30 days. The results showed that the cyanobacterial culture increases the speed but not the cumulative germination of P. australis, and generates an increase of available P, total N and OM of the mixed soil. The improvement in soil fertility and stability of tailing sands supports the use of cyanobacteria to restore degraded or mining polluted soils.

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“…Cyanobacteria together with bacteria, mosses, algae, lichens and fungi forms biological soil crusts (BSCs) in semiarid and arid areas of various geographical regions (Rossi et al, 2017). These BSCs play an important role in stabilization and primary colonization of desert soil surface by increasing the nutrient and moisture contents (Rossi et al, 2017). Thus, cyanobacteria can be ideally utilized for removing the various contaminants.…”

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“…Desertification is another challenge for sustainable agriculture practices which can be reversed by the application of cyanobacterial inoculums. Cyanobacteria together with bacteria, mosses, algae, lichens and fungi forms biological soil crusts (BSCs) in semiarid and arid areas of various geographical regions (Rossi et al, 2017). These BSCs play an important role in stabilization and primary colonization of desert soil surface by increasing the nutrient and moisture contents (Rossi et al, 2017).…”

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Cyanobacterial Farming for Environment Friendly Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Innovations and Perspectives

Pathak

Rajneesh

Maurya

et al. 2018

Front. Environ. Sci.

151

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Sustainable supply of food and energy without posing any threat to environment is the current demand of our society in view of continuous increase in global human population and depletion of natural resources of energy. Cyanobacteria have recently emerged as potential candidates who can fulfill abovementioned needs due to their ability to efficiently harvest solar energy and convert it into biomass by simple utilization of CO 2 , water and nutrients. During conversion of radiant energy into chemical energy, these biological systems produce oxygen as a by-product. Cyanobacterial biomass can be used for the production of food, energy, biofertilizers, secondary metabolites of nutritional, cosmetics, and medicinal importance. Therefore, cyanobacterial farming is proposed as environment friendly sustainable agricultural practice which can produce biomass of very high value. Additionally, cyanobacterial farming helps in decreasing the level of greenhouse gas, i.e., CO 2 , and it can be also used for removing various contaminants from wastewater and soil. However, utilization of cyanobacteria for resolving the abovementioned problems is subjected to economic viability. In this review, we provide details on different aspects of cyanobacterial system that can help in developing sustainable agricultural practices. We also describe different large-scale cultivation systems for cyanobacterial farming and discuss their merits and demerits in terms of economic profitability.

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Cyanobacterial inoculation (cyanobacterisation): Perspectives for the development of a standardized multifunctional technology for soil fertilization and desertification reversal

Cited by 172 publications

References 124 publications

Mechanism of biocrusts boosting and utilizing non-rainfall water in Hobq Desert of China

Mechanism of biocrusts boosting and utilizing non-rainfall water in Hobq Desert of China

Inoculation of Soil Cyanobacteria Improves Fertility of a Soil Mixed With Copper Tailing Sands

Cyanobacterial Farming for Environment Friendly Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Innovations and Perspectives

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