Abstract In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) set out 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. These goals highlight key objectives …

The tension between a growing global demand for food, rising environmental impacts of
agricultural intensification, and the uncertainty of future changes in our global climate …

Recently, the agricultural sector is facing concomitant challenges of rising the productivity to
feed the growing global population and increasing the resources use efficiency, while …

Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are the most widespread class of cyanotoxins and the one
that has most often been implicated in cyanobacterial toxicosis. One of the main challenges …

The increase in worldwide population observed in the last decades has contributed to an
increased demand for food supplies, which can only be attained through an improvement in …

Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Microalgae are a source of scientific curiosity and inspiration for their utilization as
'inoculants' in agriculture and the commercial production of high-value products. Their …

Plant biostimulants (PBs) attract interest in modern agriculture as a tool to enhance crop
performance, resilience to environmental stress, and nutrient use efficiency. PBs encompass …

Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous components of biocrust communities and the first colonizers of
terrestrial ecosystems. They play multiple roles in the soil by fixing C and N and synthesizing …

The soil microbiota plays a major role in maintaining the nutrient balance, carbon sink, and
soil health. Numerous studies reported on the function of microbiota such as plant growth …