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Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography | ISSN: 2157-7625 | Volume 8

July 11-12, 2018 | Toronto, Canada

International Conference on

Environmental Microbiology & Microbial Ecology

International Conference on

Ecology, Ecosystems & Conservation Biology

Linking soil microbiome to sustainability

Eiko E Kuramae

Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands

ustainable agriculture depends on healthy soil and soil microbial diversity and thus must focus on managing soil microbes

to deliver more efficient ecosystem services to crops. Moreover, intensified crop production demands integrated nutrient

management systems to maintain agricultural productivity and protect the environment. Using beneficial native microbes that

promote plant health and quality, and recycling crop residues with low environmental impact are ultimate practices for sustainable

food and energy production. In this study we use biological native resources (beneficial bacteria and fungi) and recycling organic

residues for sustainable crop production. Our studies have shown that sugarcane endophyte bacteria and fungi, when inoculated in

plantlets, promote sugarcane plants growth, quality, and health (microorganisms antagonistic to sugarcane pathogens). Subsequently,

following the crop cycling production, our studies on recycling of crop residue as a sustainable practice, showed that the combination

of sugarcane residue (vinasse), rich in carbon, nitrogen, and potassium when applied together with inorganic fertilizer, emits more

nitrous oxide than inorganic fertilizers through nitrification process carried out by bacteria. In order to mitigate N

O emissions, we

showed that the use of inhibitors of nitrification is a practical solution and, more importantly, these compounds do not affect soil-

borne microbial community diversity.

J Ecosys Ecograph 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C3-039