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Jay Shankar Singh¹, P J Strong²

¹Department of Environmental Microbiology, BB Ambedkar (Central) University, Lucknow 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Summary

Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers can reduce agricultural methane emissions. These approaches enhance soil

Keywords:

Bioresource Compost GHG Methanotrophs Paddy fields Sequestration

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Science
Environmental Microbiology
Soil Science

Background:

Agricultural intensification increases demand for food, feed, and energy, leading to greater scale and intensity.
Chemical fertilizers, especially in paddy fields, contribute to increased atmospheric methane emissions.
Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers offer potential environmental benefits over conventional inorganic fertilizers.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the interplay between ammonia and methane oxidizing bacteria.
To discuss microbial community interactions with organic amendments.
To explore the role of biofertilizers in augmenting soil methane sink potential.

Main Methods:

Literature review of scientific studies on agricultural practices and methane emissions.
Analysis of the effects of organic amendments and biofertilizers on microbial communities.
Evaluation of methanogen and methanotroph populations in relation to soil amendments.

Main Results:

Organic fertilizers can improve crop yields and methane sink potential.
Biofertilizers, containing beneficial microbes, enhance methane-oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs).
Microbially-enriched organic amendments interact with soil microbial communities.

Conclusions:

Biofertilizers present an environmentally beneficial alternative to inorganic fertilizers.
Biofertilizer applications should be assessed for sustainable agriculture and environmental management.
Further research is needed on biofertilizers' effects on methanogen and methanotroph populations.