Biofertilizers for Sustainable and Environment-friendly Agriculture.

Meriem Mahmoudi; Zakaria Asbai; Tarik Foughal; Rolf Gael Mabicka Obame; Maurice Ognalaga; Juline Diken Malounghou Bounangnan; Bouchaib Bahlaouan; Nadia Boutaleb

doi:10.63095/NBSEH.25.934721

Authors

Meriem Mahmoudi Hassan II University of Casablanca (https://ror.org/001q4kn48), Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agri-Food, Materials and Environment, Team: Biotechnologies, Resource Valorisation, Quality, Health and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, BP 146, Mohammedia 20650, Morocco.
Zakaria Asbai Hassan II University of Casablanca (https://ror.org/001q4kn48), Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agri-Food, Materials and Environment, Team: Biotechnologies, Resource Valorisation, Quality, Health and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, BP 146, Mohammedia 20650, Morocco.
Tarik Foughal Hassan II University of Casablanca (https://ror.org/001q4kn48), Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agri-Food, Materials and Environment, Team: Biotechnologies, Resource Valorisation, Quality, Health and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, BP 146, Mohammedia 20650, Morocco.
Rolf Gael Mabicka Obame University of Science and Technology of Masuku (https://ror.org/03f0njg03), National Higher Institute of Agronomy and Biotechnology (INSAB), Department of Phytotechnology, P.O. Box 901, Franceville, Gabon.
Maurice Ognalaga University of Science and Technology of Masuku (https://ror.org/03f0njg03), National Higher Institute of Agronomy and Biotechnology (INSAB), Department of Phytotechnology, P.O. Box 901, Franceville, Gabon.
Juline Diken Malounghou Bounangnan 1 Hassan II University of Casablanca (https://ror.org/001q4kn48), Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agri-Food, Materials and Environment, Team: Biotechnologies, Resource Valorisation, Quality, Health and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, BP 146, Mohammedia 20650, Morocco 2 University of Science and Technology of Masuku (https://ror.org/03f0njg03), National Higher Institute of Agronomy and Biotechnology (INSAB), Department of Phytotechnology, P.O. Box 901, Franceville, Gabon.
Bouchaib Bahlaouan Higher Institutes of Nursing and Health Technical Professions (ISPITS) (https://ror.org/007h8y788), Laboratory of Care, Health and Sustainable Development 2S2D, Higher Institutes of the Nursing Professions and Techniques of Health ISPITS Casablanca 22500, Morocco.
Nadia Boutaleb Hassan II University of Casablanca (https://ror.org/001q4kn48), Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agri-Food, Materials and Environment, Team: Biotechnologies, Resource Valorisation, Quality, Health and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, BP 146, Mohammedia 20650, Morocco.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63095/NBSEH.25.934721

Keywords:

Biofertilizers, Soil health, Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM), Sustainable agriculture, Circular economy, Nitrogen fixation, Phosphate solubilization, Microbial inoculants

Abstract

Biofertilizers are the practical alternative to chemical fertilizers, although it may take long to achieve a transition worldwide. It is clear that biofertilizers have many advantages. These are detailed by reference to major published work on the subject from 2020 to 2025. Biofertilizers increase soil fertility by enhanced nutrient cycling and sustainable cultivation in a circular economy. With emphasis on case histories of success such as on-farm experiments in Morocco demonstrating yield enhancement and soil health enhancement in tomato, pepper and maize, this review considers the diversity of types of biofertilizers and mode of action and their application on cereals and legumes and on horticultural crops. Despite their promise, problems of variable efficacy and short shelf life and the imperative to design region-specific formulations require innovations in technology and system. Innovules through genomics and metagenomics are accelerating the engineering of durable strain microorganisms and the combination of biofertilizers with biopesticides and conditioners of soil present synergetic pathways towards sustainability in agricultural intensification. Actions towards mitigation of soils and enhancement of sustainability in food systems globally are congruent with the promise of using biofertilizers to make significant contributions to climate-resilient, productive and environment-friendly agriculture.

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