Brazilian Amazonian microorganisms: A sustainable alternative for plant development

Monyck Jeane dos Santos Lopes; Aline Figueiredo Cardoso; Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho; Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurgel; Gisele Barata da Silva; Monyck Jeane dos Santos Lopes; Aline Figueiredo Cardoso; Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho; Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurgel; Gisele Barata da Silva

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2025008

AIMS Microbiology

2025, Volume 11, Issue 1: 150-166. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2025008

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Brazilian Amazonian microorganisms: A sustainable alternative for plant development

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Coordination of Botany, Biotechnology Laboratory of Propagules and Seedlings, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Pará, Brazil
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Instituto Tecnológico Vale, Brazil
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Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Pará, Brazil
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Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), Belém, PA, Brazil

Received: 05 June 2024 Revised: 08 January 2025 Accepted: 23 January 2025 Published: 07 February 2025

Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are a sustainable and promising alternative to enhance agricultural production. The Brazilian Amazon, and its mostly unexplored biodiversity, have great potential for identifying and isolating beneficial microorganisms to develop sustainable protocols for plant production with less environmental damage and to meet the increasing demand for food production. Thus, this study aimed to synthesize the findings over the last decade on microorganisms from the Amazon biome that promote plant growth while also addressing the challenges and prospects of this biotechnology. Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and fungi native to the Amazon have been shown to enhance the development of various crops, spanning agriculture and forestry, including palm cultivation and forage crops. The potential of PGPM in the Brazilian Amazon discussed throughout this review highlights the importance of further research in this region. Amazon PGPM is promising for use in the inoculant industry, which would contribute to the agricultural production of diverse crops, reduce costs, minimize the use of chemical inputs, mitigate adverse environmental impacts, and support the conservation of the Amazon biome. Furthermore, the advancement of knowledge in this region holds a great potential, thus offering access to different strains for the formulation of new inoculants that can, in a more sustainable manner, enhance the productivity of various crops, thereby promoting global food security.
- Amazon biome,
- inoculants,
- plant growth-promoting bacteria,
- sustainability
Citation: Monyck Jeane dos Santos Lopes, Aline Figueiredo Cardoso, Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho, Ely Simone Cajueiro Gurgel, Gisele Barata da Silva. Brazilian Amazonian microorganisms: A sustainable alternative for plant development[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2025, 11(1): 150-166. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2025008

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Abstract

Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are a sustainable and promising alternative to enhance agricultural production. The Brazilian Amazon, and its mostly unexplored biodiversity, have great potential for identifying and isolating beneficial microorganisms to develop sustainable protocols for plant production with less environmental damage and to meet the increasing demand for food production. Thus, this study aimed to synthesize the findings over the last decade on microorganisms from the Amazon biome that promote plant growth while also addressing the challenges and prospects of this biotechnology. Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and fungi native to the Amazon have been shown to enhance the development of various crops, spanning agriculture and forestry, including palm cultivation and forage crops. The potential of PGPM in the Brazilian Amazon discussed throughout this review highlights the importance of further research in this region. Amazon PGPM is promising for use in the inoculant industry, which would contribute to the agricultural production of diverse crops, reduce costs, minimize the use of chemical inputs, mitigate adverse environmental impacts, and support the conservation of the Amazon biome. Furthermore, the advancement of knowledge in this region holds a great potential, thus offering access to different strains for the formulation of new inoculants that can, in a more sustainable manner, enhance the productivity of various crops, thereby promoting global food security.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. We would also like to thank the Fundação Amazônia de Amparo a Estudos e Pesquisas (FAPESPA) for the support in the Agreement for Research, Development, and Innovation - PD&I (009/2023) and the Company Benevides Madeiras LTDA for the technical and logistical support.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Author contributions

Monyck Lopes: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing-Original Draft, Writing-Review and Editing. Aline Cardoso: Writing-Original Draft. Moacyr Dias-Filho: Writing-Review and Editing. Ely Gurgel: Suggestion, Review and Editing.

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