Instant Insights: Biofertiliser Use in Agriculture

Chapter 1 - Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers: Lidia Sas Paszt and Slawomir Gluszek, Research Institute of Horticulture, Poland;



1 Introduction
2 Biofertilizers
3 Consortia of microorganisms to improve the effectiveness of organic fertilization
4 Animal excrement: manures, slurry and guano
5 Products and by-products of animal origin
6 Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilizers
7 Composts
8 Untreated minerals and by-products of selected industrial processes
9 Biochar
10 Conclusion
11 Where to look for further information
12 References


Chapter 2 - Optimizing the use of treated wastes in crop nutrition: Sylvia Kratz, Kerstin Panten, Ewald Schnug and Elke Bloem, Julius Kühn-Institute, Germany;

1 Introduction
2 Key issues for the optimum use of treated wastes in crop nutrition
3 Direct land application of sewage sludge
4 Products derived from the treatment of waste water and further (posttreatment) processing
5 Future trends and conclusion
6 Where to look for further information
7 References


Chapter 3 - Safe and sustainable use of bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production systems: April Leytem, Robert Dungan, Mindy Spiehs and Dan Miller, United States Department of Agriculture, USA;

1 Introduction
2 Risk factors associated with utilizing bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production
3 Case study: intensive dairy production in the northwest United States
4 Conclusion
5 Future trends in research
6 References


Chapter 4 - Biofertilizers: assessing the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil health: M. J. Salomon, The Waite Research Institute and The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia; S. F. Bender, Agroscope, Switzerland; T. R. Cavagnaro, The Waite Research Institute and The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia; and M. G. A. van der Heijden, Agroscope and University of Zurich, Switzerland;

1 Introduction
2 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil health: addressing the key issues
3 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi biofertilizer production
4 Managing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for soil health
5 Conclusion
6 Future trends in research
7 Where to look for further information
8 References


Chapter 5 - Biofertilizers: assessing the effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) or rhizobacteria (PGPR) on soil and plant health: Elisa Zampieri, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italy; Iakovos S. Pantelides, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; and Raffaella Balestrini, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italy;

1 Introduction
2 Mechanisms mediated by plant growth-promoting bacteria/rhizobacteria
3 Tolerance to abiotic stresses
4 Beneficial effects against biotic stresses
5 Interaction between plant growth-promoting bacteria/rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
6 Conclusion and future trends in research
7 Acknowledgement
8 Where to look for further information
9 References