Effect of Microbial Communities for Environmental Protection and Development of Agriculture
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 914
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are significantly small life forms; however, they are represented in enormous numbers in every environment worldwide and, thus, play very important roles in the ecosystem functioning in both natural and engineered environments. Their different capabilities are already being used for many applications, among which agriculture is one of the most prominent. In this way, the fate of planet Earth and humanity lies substantially on the microbial communities that inhabit our planet.
Unfortunately, human progress is subjecting our planet to environmental deterioration. This fact is tied to human progress and cannot be avoided, though it can be addressed. There is a crucial need for engineering solutions to remediate the affection that the human population has for the ecosystems of our world. The enormous impact that microbial communities play on the ecosystem functioning on Earth can, thus, be a very important tool for harnessing and alleviating the negative impact that humanity has worldwide, as well as potentiating human processes that rely on their activities. Environmental engineering solutions for the protection of the environment and enhancement of agricultural production are, therefore, essential.
For these reasons, this Special Issue is important for environmental protection and agriculture potentiation based on microbial engineering. Novel approaches for applying microbes to the bioremediation of environments, prevention of pollution, and enhancement of agricultural activity deserve an important spotlight, which we aim to provide. In addition, studies that successfully apply microbial engineering in the environment and agricultural fields are welcome due to the fact that they provide initial frameworks for the regional application of these techniques to further protect the environment and enhance agricultural yield.
Thus, this new Special Issue of Microorganisms entitled ‘Effect of Microbial Communities for Environmental Protection and Development of Agriculture’ gathers contributions on the following topics:
- Novel techniques for the bioremediation of environmental pollution in the environment;
- The effects of pollutants on environmental microbial communities and the adaptation process of microbes to environmental stresses of pollution;
- The use of microbial communities to increase agricultural yield and quality;
- The use of microorganisms for the protection of plants in agricultural fields against biotic and abiotic stresses;
- Regional applications of environmental engineering strategies based on microbial communities.
Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental microbial communities
- environmental protection
- agriculture potentiation
- bioremediation
- ecosystem functioning
- biotic and abiotic stresses
