@article{fdi:010087465,
  title = {{C}hemical and microbial characterization of fermented forest litters used as biofertilizers},
  author = {{M}arois, {J}. and {L}erch, {T}. {Z}. and {D}unant, {U}. and {D}a {S}ilva, {A}. {M}. {F}. and {C}hristen, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he excessive use of chemicals in intensive agriculture has had a negative impact on soil diversity and fertility. {A} strategy for developing sustainable agriculture could rely on the use of microbial-based fertilizers, known as biofertilizers. {A}n alternative to marketed products could be offered to small farmers if they could produce their own biofertilizers using forest litters, which harbor one of the highest microbial diversities. {T}he aim of this study is to characterize microbial communities of {F}ermented {F}orest {L}itters ({FFL}), assuming that the fermentation process will change both their abundance and diversity. {W}e investigated two types of differing in the chemical composition of the initial litters used and the climatic context of the forest where they are originated from. {T}he abundance and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities were assessed using quantitative {PCR} and molecular genotyping techniques. {T}he litter chemical compositions were compared before and after fermentation using {I}nfrared spectrometry. {R}esults obtained showed that fermentation increased the abundance of bacteria but decreased that of fungi. {L}ow p{H} and change in organic matter composition observed after fermentation also significantly reduced the alpha-diversity of both bacterial and fungal communities. {T}he higher proportion of aliphatic molecules and lower {C}/{N} of the {FFL}s compared to initial litters indicate that {FFL}s should be rapidly decomposed once added into the soil. {T}his preliminary study suggests that the agronomic interest of {FFL}s used as biofertilizers is probably more related to the contribution of nutrients easily assimilated by plants than to the diversity of microorganisms that compose it. {F}urther studies must be conducted with sequencing techniques to identify precisely the microbial species likely to be beneficial to plant growth.},
  keywords = {biofertilizers ; fermented forest litters ; microbial communities ; organic ; matter composition ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {ZONE} {TEMPEREE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}icroorganisms},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {306 [ 11 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/microorganisms11020306},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087465},
}