Resources & Scientific Articles

1.Significant higher water hold capacity and widespread improvement of soil properties

(2022) Biologia Futura: potential of different forms of microalgae for soil improvement

• Lamnganbi Mutum

• Tibor Janda

• Vince Ördög  

• Zoltán Molnár

Uysal, O., Uysal, F. O., & Ekinci, K. (2015). Evaluation of Microalgae as Microbial Fertilizer. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 4(2), 77. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2015.v4n2p77

Microalgae, soil and plants: A critical review of microalgae as renewable resources for agriculture Author links open overlay panel Adriana L.AlvarezaSharon L.WeyersbHannah M.GoemanncBrent M.PeytondRobert D.Gardnera1

(2019) Soil microalgae and cyanobacteria: the biotechnological potential in the maintenance of soil fertility and health

Sudharsanam Abinandan, Suresh R. Subashchandrabose, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu & Mallavarapu Megharaj

2. Fixing and Mobilization of Nutrients 

(Pandey et al. 2012; Song et al. 2005).

Pandey S, Rai R, Rai LC (2012) Proteomics combines morphological, physiological and biochemical attributes to unravel the survival strategy of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 under arsenic stress.J Proteome 75:921–937

Song T, Martensson L, Eriksson T, Zheng W, Rasmussen U (2005) Biodiversity and seasonal variation of the cyanobacterial assemblage in a rice paddy field in Fujian, China. FEMS MicrobiolEcol 54:131–140

Singh RN (1961) Role of blue-green algae in nitrogen economy of Indian agriculture. IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, p 175

Singh AL, Singh PK (1987) Influence of Azolla management on the growth, yield of rice and soilfertility. II. N and P contents of plants and soil. Plant Soil 102:49–54

Bose P, Nagpal US, Venkataraman GS, Goyal SK (1971) Solubilization of tricalcium phosphate by blue-green algae. Curr Sci 40:165–166

Burja AM, Banaigs B, Abou-Mansour E, Burgess JG, Wright PC (2001) Marine cyanobacteria–aprolific source of natural products. Tetrahedron 57:9347–9377

Bergman, B., Gallon, J.R., Rai, A.N., Stal, L.J., 1997. N2 fixation by non-heterocystous cyanobacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 19, 139–185.

3. Producing metabolites such as hormones, vitamins and enzymes7

(Zulpa et al. 2003).

Zulpa G, Zaccaro MC, Boccazzi F, Parada JL, Storni M (2003) Bioactivity of intra and extracel-

lular substances from cyanobacteria and lactic acid bacteria on “wood blue stain” fungi. BiolControl 27:345–348

Spaepen S, Vanderkyden J, Remans R (2007) Indole-3- acetic acid in microbial and microorganism – plant signaling. FEMS Microbiol Rev 31:425–448

Werner T, Nehnevajova E, Kollmer I, Novak O, Strnd M, Kramer U, Schmulling T (2010) Rootspecific reduction of cytokinin causes enhanced root growth, drought tolerance, and leaf mineral enrichment in Arabidopsis and Tobacco. Plant Cell 22:3905–3920

4. Detoxifying harmful chemicals

Yee N, Benning LG, Phoenix VR, Ferris FG (2004) Characterization of metal-cyanobacteria sorption reactions: A combined macroscopic and infrared spectroscopic investigation. Environ SciTechnol 38:775–782

Acharya C, Chandwadkar P, Apte SK (2012) Interaction of uranium with a filamentous, heterocystous, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena torulosa. Bioresour Technol 116:290–294

Al-Hasan RH, Al-Bader DA, Sorkhoh NA, Radwan SS (1998) Evidence for n-alkane consumption and oxidation by filamentous cyanobacteria from oil-contaminated coasts of the Arabian Gulf. Mar Biol 130:521–527

Cohen Y (2002) Bioremediation of oil by marine microbial mats. Int Microbiol 5(4):189–193

5. Controlling plant pathogens and preventing soil-borne diseases

Agrawal C, Sen S, Yadav S, Rai S, Rai LC (2015) A novel aldo-keto reductase (AKR17A1) of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 degrades the rice field herbicide butachlor and confers tolerance toabiotic stresses in E. coli. PLoS One 10(9):e0137744

Singh V, Singh DV (2015) Cyanobacteria modulated changes and its impact on bioremediation of saline-alkaline soils Bangladesh. J Bot 44(4):653–658

Tassara C, Zaccaro MC, Storni MM, Palma M, Zulpa G (2008) Biological control of lettuce white mold with cyanobacteria. Int J Agric Biol 10:487–492

6.  Maintaining the balance of rhizosphere microflora

Tamoi M, Nagaoka M, Yabuta Y, Shigeoka S (2005) Carbon metabolism in the Calvin cycle. Plant Biotechnol 22:355–360

Aziz MA, Hashem MA (2003) Role of cyanobacteria in improving fertility of saline soil. PakJ Biol Sci 6(20):1751–1752