Advances in Eco-Efficient Agriculture: The Plant-Soil Mycobiome

Marcela Claudia Pagano, Eduardo J. Azevedo Correa, Neimar F. Duarte, Bakhytzhan Yelikbayev, Anthonia O’Donovan and Vijai Kumar Gupta
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Marcela Claudia Pagano: Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Eduardo J. Azevedo Correa: Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, Campo Experimental de Pitangui, Caixa Postal 43, CEP 35650-000 Pitangui, Brazil
Neimar F. Duarte: Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais, 30421-169 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Bakhytzhan Yelikbayev: Kazakh National Agrarian University, 8 Abai st., 050010 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anthonia O’Donovan: Department of Life and Physical Sciences, School of Science and Computing, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, H91 T8NW Galway, Ireland
Vijai Kumar Gupta: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, ERA Chair of Green Chemistry, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia

Agriculture, 2017, vol. 7, issue 2, 1-12

Abstract: In order to achieve a desirable ecological and sustainable agriculture a thorough understanding of the plant-soil mycobiome is imperative. Commercial industrial agriculture alters greenhouse gas emissions, promotes loss of plant and soil biodiversity, increases pollution by raising atmospheric CO 2 , and releases pesticides, thus affecting both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Diversified farming systems, including perennial cultivated pastures, are among worldwide strategies that aim to reduce terrestrial greenhouse gas emissions and deal with threats to global sustainability. Additionally, stimulation of soil microbes and appropriate soil management can influence soil interactions as well as the rates of organic matter decomposition and the release of gases. Agricultural soil microbial communities play a central role in ecosystem processes and are affected by biocontrol agents, biofertilizers, and exposure to pesticides, the extent to which is yet to be fully elucidated. Intercropping different plant species is beneficial, as this can increase carbon fixation by plants, transferring carbon to the soil, especially via mycorrhizas, thus modifying interplant interactions. This review focuses on agro-ecosystems, showing the latest advances in the plant-soil interface (the mycobiome) for an eco-efficient agricultural production.

Keywords: plant-soil interaction; mycobiome; mycorrhizas; hyphosphere; eco-efficient agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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