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Review
. 2023 Nov 14;12(22):3844.
doi: 10.3390/plants12223844.

Applications and Market of Micro-Organism-Based and Plant-Based Inputs in Brazilian Agriculture

Cláudio Roberto Fonsêca Sousa Soares  1 , Anabel González Hernández  1 , Emanuela Pille da Silva  1 , Julia Emanuela Almeida de Souza  2 , Danyella Fernandes Bonfim  3 , Giovani Leone Zabot  4 , Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira  4 , Gustavo Brunetto  5
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Applications and Market of Micro-Organism-Based and Plant-Based Inputs in Brazilian Agriculture

Cláudio Roberto Fonsêca Sousa Soares et al. Plants (Basel). .

Abstract

The use of plant-based and micro-organism-based biological inputs is a sustainable agricultural practice. It promotes a suitable and better utilization of non-renewable resources in the environment. The benefits of using micro-organisms are associated with direct and indirect mechanisms, mainly related to improvements in the absorption and availability of nutrients, resulting in a consequent impact on plant growth. The main benefits of using biochemical pesticides are the promotion of sustainability and the management of resistance to pests and diseases. Although the use of micro-organisms and botanical metabolites is a promising agricultural alternative, they are still primarily concentrated in grain crops. There is a huge opportunity to expand the plant-based and micro-organism-based biological inputs used in agriculture due to the wide range of mechanisms of action of those products. At a global level, several terminologies have been adopted to characterize biological inputs, but many terms used conflict with Brazilian legislation. This review will clarify the classes of biological inputs existing in Brazil as well as present the application and evolution of the market for microbiological and plant-based inputs.

Keywords: biological and biochemical pesticides; crop development; plant growth-promoting micro-organisms (PGPM); seeds inoculation.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Number of biological products registered between 2015 and 2023 for various Brazilian crops. Data obtained in 2023.
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Figure 2
Examples of the mode of action of biochemical pesticides from plants in pest manage-ment for sustainable agricultural production; 1: Prospection; 2: Development; 3: Production; 4: Use and application.
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Figure 3
The annual revenue (billions of USD) from the commercialization of biological inputs worldwide [111].
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Figure 4
Evolution of the inoculant market in terms of doses used (A) and commercialization (B) in millions of USD per crop season [113].
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Figure 5
Percentage of adoption of Bradyrhizobium-based inoculants for biological nitrogen fixation per area in soybean cultivation from the 2016/2017 season to the 2021/2022 season.
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Figure 6
Percentage of adoption of Bradyrhizobium and Azospirillum coinoculants per area for soybean cultivation from the 2020/2021 season to the 2021/2022 season.
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Figure 7
Comparison of segmented commercialization of biological inputs and the total marketed between 2019 and 2022 [78,114].
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Figure 8
Biopesticide products available in Brazil by (A) main classes and (B) active ingredient [78].
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Figure 9
Percentage of area with the use of biopesticides (A) and increase in the use of biological products in fruit crop areas (B) [78].
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