Role of microalgae in achieving sustainable development goals and circular economy

AG Olabi, N Shehata, ET Sayed, C Rodriguez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Microalgae, soil and plants: A critical review of microalgae as renewable resources for agriculture

AL Alvarez, SL Weyers, HM Goemann, BM Peyton… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

The use of microalgae and cyanobacteria in the improvement of agricultural practices: a review on their biofertilising, biostimulating and biopesticide roles

AL Gonçalves - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges

N Renuka, A Guldhe, R Prasanna, P Singh… - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Renewable sources of plant biostimulation: microalgae as a sustainable means to improve crop performance

P Chiaiese, G Corrado, G Colla, MC Kyriacou… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Symbiosis between cyanobacteria and plants: from molecular studies to agronomic applications

C Álvarez, L Jiménez-Ríos… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria from the order Nostocales are able to establish symbiotic
relationships with diverse plant species. They are promiscuous symbionts, as the same …

Cyanobacteria inoculation improves soil stability and fertility on different textured soils: gaining insights for applicability in soil restoration

S Chamizo, G Mugnai, F Rossi, G Certini… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Isolation of industrial important bioactive compounds from microalgae

V Balasubramaniam, RDN Gunasegavan, S Mustar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are known as a rich source of bioactive compounds which exhibit different
biological activities. Increased demand for sustainable biomass for production of important …

Algae as new kids in the beneficial plant microbiome

SM Lee, CM Ryu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Previously, algae were recognized as small prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms found
only in aquatic habitats. However, according to a recent paradigm shift, algae are …

Cyanobacterial inoculation (cyanobacterisation): perspectives for the development of a standardized multifunctional technology for soil fertilization and desertification …

F Rossi, H Li, Y Liu, R De Philippis - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of cyanobacteria as soil conditioners has been studied intermittently for many
decades. Some of the documented direct effects of cyanobacterial inoculation are related to …