Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity

Agriculture represents an important mechanism in terms of reducing plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity and altering the environment. The pressure to cope with the increasing food demands of the human population has intensified the environmental impact, and alternative ways to produce food are...

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Autores principales:	Adoración Barros-Rodríguez, Pharada Rangseekaew, Krisana Lasudee, Wasu Pathom-aree, Maximino Manzanera
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	biodiversity agriculture biostimulants environmental threats Botany QK1-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:582681e9f81a4afb9463a9edcf34b8402021-11-25T18:45:22ZImpacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity10.3390/plants101123252223-7747https://doaj.org/article/582681e9f81a4afb9463a9edcf34b8402021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2325https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747Agriculture represents an important mechanism in terms of reducing plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity and altering the environment. The pressure to cope with the increasing food demands of the human population has intensified the environmental impact, and alternative ways to produce food are required in order to minimize the decrease in biodiversity. Conventional agricultural practices, such as floods and irrigation systems; the removal of undesired vegetation by fires, tilling, and plowing; the use of herbicides, fertilizers, and pesticides; and the intensification of these practices over the last 50 years, have led to one of the most important environmental threats—a major loss of biodiversity. In this study, we review the impact that agriculture and its intensification have had on the environment and biodiversity since its invention. Moreover, we demonstrate how these impacts could be reduced through the use of microorganisms as biostimulants.Adoración Barros-RodríguezPharada RangseekaewKrisana LasudeeWasu Pathom-areeMaximino ManzaneraMDPI AGarticlebiodiversityagriculturebiostimulantsenvironmental threatsBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2325, p 2325 (2021)
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spellingShingle	biodiversity agriculture biostimulants environmental threats Botany QK1-989 Adoración Barros-Rodríguez Pharada Rangseekaew Krisana Lasudee Wasu Pathom-aree Maximino Manzanera Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
description	Agriculture represents an important mechanism in terms of reducing plant, animal, and microbial biodiversity and altering the environment. The pressure to cope with the increasing food demands of the human population has intensified the environmental impact, and alternative ways to produce food are required in order to minimize the decrease in biodiversity. Conventional agricultural practices, such as floods and irrigation systems; the removal of undesired vegetation by fires, tilling, and plowing; the use of herbicides, fertilizers, and pesticides; and the intensification of these practices over the last 50 years, have led to one of the most important environmental threats—a major loss of biodiversity. In this study, we review the impact that agriculture and its intensification have had on the environment and biodiversity since its invention. Moreover, we demonstrate how these impacts could be reduced through the use of microorganisms as biostimulants.
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author	Adoración Barros-Rodríguez Pharada Rangseekaew Krisana Lasudee Wasu Pathom-aree Maximino Manzanera
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title	Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
title_short	Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
title_full	Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
title_fullStr	Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
title_full_unstemmed	Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity
title_sort	impacts of agriculture on the environment and soil microbial biodiversity
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/582681e9f81a4afb9463a9edcf34b840
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Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment and Soil Microbial Biodiversity

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