Microbial Symbionts: A Potential Bio-Boom

Abstract

Abstract The large and rapidly growing human population and climatic changes are challenges for world food security. For human food security, a significant increase in crop production is needed to avoid humanitarian crises in the future. In modern history, significant increasesin crop production have been achieved via agrochemicals, classical breeding and genetically modified crops. However, based on progress achieved by these methods, further significant increases in crop production will require both current and novel multi disciplinary approaches. Microbial symbionts have great potential to help increase crop production to meet future demand. Microbial symbionts in crop production are a safe and sustainable technology that will be heavily incorporated in future agricultural systems. This review highlights briefly the role of various methods used to improve crop productivity and the possible role of microorganisms in agriculture.