Fermented Biofertilizer Production and Application
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 742
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biofertilizers; fermented forest litters; microbial communities; organic matter composition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The excessive use of chemicals in intensive agriculture has had a negative impact on soil diversity and fertility. A strategy for developing sustainable agriculture may be predicated on the use of microbial-based fertilizers, plant stimulators and related microbial applications.
This Special Issue aims to highlight advances in bioprocess engineering and fermentation technology in order to produce bio-inputs to restore soil fertility and soil structure and clean up polluted agricultural soils damaged by intensive conventional practices, considering nature-based solutions and a circular economy. Special attention will be given to the following topics:
(i) Innovative fermentation processes;
(ii) Alternative substrates that could be used;
(iii) The eventual pre-treatment of raw materials (pre-heating, grinding, mixing, etc.);
(iv) Microbiological aspects;
(v) Specific applications for developing countries.
Dr. Pierre Christen
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- fermentation
- nature-based solutions
- biofertilizer
- circular economy
- agricultural by-products
- microorganisms
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