Abstract

CARVAJAL MUNOZ, Juan Sebastián  and  MERA BENAVIDES, Adriana Consuelo. Biological fertilization: state of the art techniques for a sustainable agricultural development. Rev. P+L [online]. 2010, vol.5, n.2, pp.77-96. ISSN 1909-0455.

The use of biological fertilizers has grown significantly during the last two decades. Their massive use is a result of the high demand of raw material for food production and supply, worldwide. They act as traditional chemical fertilizers' substitutes, have a good performance in harvests, help to the growth of sane fruits that resist plagues and are easy to apply. Besides, essential nutrients contained in biological fertilizers have physical-chemical properties that are beneficial to the soil, helping to increase productivity in the global agricultural sector. In this article a revision to the main current techniques for the biological fertilization is made, and an outlook to its future potential for sustainable agricultural development is shown.

Keywords : biological fertilizers; agricultural development; sustainability; nutrients.

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