Advances in Agro-Microbiology

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, the most important issue in the realization of efficient agriculture is realizing a sustainable approach to farming based on organic production. For this purpose, the replacement of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with environmentally friendly alternatives is widely promoted. Thus, biotechnologies encourage a reduction in the chemicalization of agriculture by introducing biofertilizers, biopesticides, and bioherbicides. Methods to stimulate the biological productivity of soils using digestates after the anaerobic digestion of sustainable feedstock are also being called for by countries around the world.

In particular, the modern challenges of soil contamination with various pollutants, such as heavy metals, radionuclides, petroleum products, microplastics, etc., dictate the need to implement new methods of soil treatment. At the same time, the bioremediation of soils with the aim to return them to the agricultural use system is an important issue. Thus, biochar is used in this direction to restore soil microbial activity.

In general, the sustainable development of agriculture cannot be imagined without the support of biotechnology and bio-based products that can be produced using waste with its valorization.

This Microorganisms Special Issue, "Advances in Agro-Microbiology", will present the latest advances and innovative research in the field of agrobiology, with a focus on the development of a sustainable approach to farming and the introduction of bio-based products to stimulate the soil microbiome and improve agricultural yields.Some of the focal points include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Biofertilization and the role of the microbiome in sustainable agriculture.
2. Microbial interactions in agricultural systems.
3. Biopesticides and bioherbicides and their role in sustainable agriculture.
4. Introduction of digestates after anaerobic digestion in organic farming.
5. Carbon sequestration in the soil under digestate application.
6. Bioremediation of soils to return them to the agricultural system.
7. Restoration of microbial activity of soils by biochar.

Dr. Yelizaveta Chernysh
Dr. Hynek Roubík
Prof. Dr. Tsuyoshi Imai
Guest Editors

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• microbial activity
• sustainable agriculture
• bio-based products
• soil contamination
• bioremediation
• improve agricultural yields