Potential Use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Amelioration, Phytopathogen Biocontrol, and Sustainable Crop Production in Smallholder Agroecosystems

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dc.contributor.authorKoskey, Gilbert
dc.contributor.authorMburu, Simon Wambui
dc.contributor.authorAwino, Richard
dc.contributor.authorNjeru, Ezekiel Mugendi
dc.contributor.authorMaingi, John M
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-10T08:45:21Z
dc.date.available2023-07-10T08:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractSmallholder agroecosystems play a key role in the world’s food security providing more than 50% of the food produced globally. These unique agroecosystems face a myriad of challenges and remain largely unsupported, yet they are thought to be a critical resource for feeding the projected increasing human population in the coming years. The new challenge to increase food production through agricultural intensification in shrinking per capita arable lands, dwindling world economies, and unpredictable climate change, has led to over-dependence on agrochemical inputs that are often costly and hazardous to both human and animal health and the environment. To ensure healthy crop production approaches, the search for alternative ecofriendly strategies that best fit to the smallholder systems have been proposed. The most common and widely accepted solution that has gained a lot of interest among researchers and smallholder farmers is the use of biological agents; mainly plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) that provide essential agroecosystem services within a holistic vision of enhancing farm productivity and environmental protection. PGPMs play critical roles in agroecological cycles fundamental for soil nutrient amelioration, crop nutrient improvement, plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, biocontrol of pests and diseases, and water uptake. This review explores different research strategies involving the use of beneficial microorganisms, within the unique context of smallholder agroecosystems, to promote sustainable maintenance of plant and soil health and enhance agroecosystem resilience against unpredictable climatic perturbations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Future Leaders–African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowship Programmeen_US
dc.identifier.citationKoskey, G., Mburu, S. W., Awino, R., Njeru, E. M., & Maingi, J. M. (2021). Potential use of beneficial microorganisms for soil amelioration, phytopathogen biocontrol, and sustainable crop production in smallholder agroecosystems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 130.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.606308
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26138
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiersen_US
dc.subjectplant growth promoting microorganismsen_US
dc.subjectbiocontrol agentsen_US
dc.subjectmicrobial inoculantsen_US
dc.subjectsmallholder agroecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectsoil fertilityen_US
dc.subjectfood securityen_US
dc.titlePotential Use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Amelioration, Phytopathogen Biocontrol, and Sustainable Crop Production in Smallholder Agroecosystemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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