Application of microbial consortia in agriculture

Abstract

Agriculture has several problems that need to be solved, such as the lack of nutrient fixation, poor quality and diseases of crops because they affect directly their yield. Therefore, different methods have been developed to solve them, including microbial consortia The combination of beneficial microorganisms such as phytostimulants, biofertilizers and biocontrol agents can be defined as a microbial consortium. The importance of the combination of these microorganisms is that, adding their actions results in an increase of the yield and quality of the crops taking into consideration factors such as commensalism,competition, predation, foul of interaction, cooperation and amensalism.