The Effects of Inoculation with Microorganisms on Plant Nutrition, Yield and Quality

Dear Colleagues,

Agronomy will be publishing a Special Issue entitled The Effects of Inoculation with Microorganisms on Plant Nutrition, Yield and Quality that will focus on studies regarding the benefits of using microorganisms for modern agriculture worldwide. Farmers are increasingly suffering due to climate change, land degradation and high fertilizer prices. However, correct fertilizer management is essential to satisfy plant nutrition, and does not cause a reduction in nutrients or soil fertility. In this sense, balanced plant nutrition will provide greater productivity and quality of agricultural products, such as agronomic biofortification. Thinking about the sustainability of the agroecosystem, further studies are needed that seek to increase the efficiency of mineral fertilizers, especially nitrogen and phosphate. Therefore, the most sustainable and smart solution is the inoculation or co-inoculation of cultivated plants with microorganisms such as plant growth-promoting bacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and phosphate and other nutrient solubilizing microorganisms. To achieve these goals in various agricultural crops (cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, forage grasses, industrial and forestry crops), further studies on the effects of the use of microorganisms are essential. These have multiple mechanisms of action that can increase plant nutrition, yield and agricultural quality.

Prof. Dr. Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho
Dr. Mariangela Hungria
Guest Editors

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