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Chapter 11 Biosurfactant: an environmentally benign biological agent for sustainable agroecological agriculture

  • Viphrezolie Sorhie , Pranjal Bharali und Alemtoshi
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Plant Protection
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch Plant Protection

Abstract

With rising food demand, the agricultural sector invests a substantial amount of capital every year in research and development as well as other productivity- boosting measures. Although using fertilizers, pesticides, and other synthetic compounds including surfactants to boost productivity has been successful, it has also resulted in substantial environmental damage by threatening the surrounding ecosystems and eroding soil quality, resulting in a decline in cultivable acreage. Hence, the use of sustainable and greener compounds for the safer production and enhancement of agricultural productivity is the need of the hour. During the metabolic processes of certain microorganisms, biosurfactants are produced as a secondary metabolite. A variety of rhizospheric and plant-associated microbes have been shown to produce such amphiphilic biomolecules, which could be used to perform bioremediation of heavy metals and other anthropogenic pollutants by enhancing their bioavailability in polluted soil. Biosurfactants are currently gaining a lot of attention because of various advantages over synthetic counterparts, such as bioavailability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, environmental friendliness, high foaming, and stability over a broad temperature, pH, and salinity range. The most notable virtue is that they may be made from renewable agricultural waste or residues as feedstock. Many biosurfactant usages featuring agricultural benefits have been identified in recent years. Due to their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, larvicidal, nematocidal, and insecticidal qualities, biosurfactants are regarded useful for treating a variety of plant diseases caused by a number of phytopathogens in agronomically important plants. Further, biosurfactants can also be used to promote plant growth and development in a number of crop varieties and hydroponic systems. These broad-scale potential applications of biosurfactant make them a valuable asset and a suitable alternative for the chemically synthesized fertilizers and pesticides, which have been shown to have negative environmental consequences. Due to such unique properties, biosurfactants hold a lot of promise for their broad use in agricultural technology and enhanced sustainable agricultural output. This book chapter analyzed and conferred the potential of biosurfactant as a viable and competent multifaceted candidate in the modern agroecological agriculture practices.

Abstract

With rising food demand, the agricultural sector invests a substantial amount of capital every year in research and development as well as other productivity- boosting measures. Although using fertilizers, pesticides, and other synthetic compounds including surfactants to boost productivity has been successful, it has also resulted in substantial environmental damage by threatening the surrounding ecosystems and eroding soil quality, resulting in a decline in cultivable acreage. Hence, the use of sustainable and greener compounds for the safer production and enhancement of agricultural productivity is the need of the hour. During the metabolic processes of certain microorganisms, biosurfactants are produced as a secondary metabolite. A variety of rhizospheric and plant-associated microbes have been shown to produce such amphiphilic biomolecules, which could be used to perform bioremediation of heavy metals and other anthropogenic pollutants by enhancing their bioavailability in polluted soil. Biosurfactants are currently gaining a lot of attention because of various advantages over synthetic counterparts, such as bioavailability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, environmental friendliness, high foaming, and stability over a broad temperature, pH, and salinity range. The most notable virtue is that they may be made from renewable agricultural waste or residues as feedstock. Many biosurfactant usages featuring agricultural benefits have been identified in recent years. Due to their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, larvicidal, nematocidal, and insecticidal qualities, biosurfactants are regarded useful for treating a variety of plant diseases caused by a number of phytopathogens in agronomically important plants. Further, biosurfactants can also be used to promote plant growth and development in a number of crop varieties and hydroponic systems. These broad-scale potential applications of biosurfactant make them a valuable asset and a suitable alternative for the chemically synthesized fertilizers and pesticides, which have been shown to have negative environmental consequences. Due to such unique properties, biosurfactants hold a lot of promise for their broad use in agricultural technology and enhanced sustainable agricultural output. This book chapter analyzed and conferred the potential of biosurfactant as a viable and competent multifaceted candidate in the modern agroecological agriculture practices.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Chapter 1 Agrochemical industry: a multibillion industry 1
  4. Chapter 2 Plant protection through agrochemicals and its consequences 25
  5. Chapter 3 Agrochemicals and their effects on soil microbial population 45
  6. Chapter 4 Effect of abiotic stresses on plant systems and their mitigation 59
  7. Chapter 5 Plant pathogenesis and disease control 95
  8. Chapter 6 Plant defense systems: mechanism of self-protection by plants against pathogens 115
  9. Chapter 7 Role of Beneficial Microbes for Plant growth Improvement 141
  10. Chapter 8 Microbial bioproducts for plant growth and protection: trends and prospective 177
  11. Chapter 9 Nanopesticides: challenges and opportunities 201
  12. Chapter 10 Assessment of the role of rhizosphere in soil and its relationship with microorganisms and element absorption 225
  13. Chapter 11 Biosurfactant: an environmentally benign biological agent for sustainable agroecological agriculture 253
  14. Chapter 12 Bacillus lipopeptide-based antifungal agents for plant disease control 313
  15. Chapter 13 Use of alkaloids in plant protection 337
  16. Chapter 14 Biotechnological approaches for plant stress management 353
  17. Chapter 15 Role of proteins and enzymes in plant disease control 395
  18. Chapter 16 The role of PGPRs in phosphate solubilization and nitrogen fixation in order to promote plant growth parameters under salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency, and heavy metal stresses 415
  19. Chapter 17 Impact of endophytic fungi in biotic stress management 447
  20. Chapter 18 Ecosystem services and ecological role of birds in insect and pest control 463
  21. Chapter 19 Role of entomopathogenic fungi in biocontrol of insect pests 505
  22. Chapter 20 Indigenous practices for pest control and marketability of the produce for development of sustainable agriculture 549
  23. Chapter 21 Role of plant microbiome in crop protection 573
  24. List of contributing authors 601
  25. Index 611
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110771558-011

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Chapter 1 Agrochemical industry: a multibillion industry 1
  4. Chapter 2 Plant protection through agrochemicals and its consequences 25
  5. Chapter 3 Agrochemicals and their effects on soil microbial population 45
  6. Chapter 4 Effect of abiotic stresses on plant systems and their mitigation 59
  7. Chapter 5 Plant pathogenesis and disease control 95
  8. Chapter 6 Plant defense systems: mechanism of self-protection by plants against pathogens 115
  9. Chapter 7 Role of Beneficial Microbes for Plant growth Improvement 141
  10. Chapter 8 Microbial bioproducts for plant growth and protection: trends and prospective 177
  11. Chapter 9 Nanopesticides: challenges and opportunities 201
  12. Chapter 10 Assessment of the role of rhizosphere in soil and its relationship with microorganisms and element absorption 225
  13. Chapter 11 Biosurfactant: an environmentally benign biological agent for sustainable agroecological agriculture 253
  14. Chapter 12 Bacillus lipopeptide-based antifungal agents for plant disease control 313
  15. Chapter 13 Use of alkaloids in plant protection 337
  16. Chapter 14 Biotechnological approaches for plant stress management 353
  17. Chapter 15 Role of proteins and enzymes in plant disease control 395
  18. Chapter 16 The role of PGPRs in phosphate solubilization and nitrogen fixation in order to promote plant growth parameters under salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency, and heavy metal stresses 415
  19. Chapter 17 Impact of endophytic fungi in biotic stress management 447
  20. Chapter 18 Ecosystem services and ecological role of birds in insect and pest control 463
  21. Chapter 19 Role of entomopathogenic fungi in biocontrol of insect pests 505
  22. Chapter 20 Indigenous practices for pest control and marketability of the produce for development of sustainable agriculture 549
  23. Chapter 21 Role of plant microbiome in crop protection 573
  24. List of contributing authors 601
  25. Index 611
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