which potentially acts as biocontrol agents against pest and diseases. Considering the
decrease in soil health and productivity caused by increased human activity, preserving environmental sustainability is the challenge ahead. Utilization of multifarious beneficial properties of cyanobacteria is highly necessary for healthy and
efficient agriculture and environmental sustainability. Having understood their
importance, a number of key issues relating to the exploitation of cyanobacteria
have to be addressed immediately. In future, genome editing/engineering will play
an essential role in bettering the economical utilization of cyanobacteria for soilrelated problems.
References
Abdel-Hafez SI, Abo-Elyousr KA, Abdel-Rahim IR (2015) Fungicidal activity of extracellular
products of cyanobacteria against Alternaria porri. Eur J Phycol 50:239–245
Abdel-Razek MA, Abozeid AM, Eltholth MM et al (2019) Bioremediation of a pesticide and
selected heavy metals in wastewater from various sources using a consortium of microalgae and
cyanobacteria. Slov Vet Res 56:61
Abed RM, Palinska KA, Köster J (2018) Characterization of microbial mats from a desert Wadi
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and hazards. Interdiscip Toxicol 2:1–12. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10102-009-0001-7
Alghanmi HA, Jawad HM (2019) Effect of environmental factors on cyanobacteria richness in
some agricultural soils. Geomicrobiol J 36:75–84
Arora M, Kaushik A, Rani N, Kaushik C (2010) Effect of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides on salt
stress alleviation and seed germination. J Environ Biol 31:701–704
Balakumar T, Ravi V (2001) Catalytic degradation of the herbicide glyphosate by the paddy field
isolates of cyanobacteria. In: Algae and their biotechnological potential. Springer, New York,
NY, pp 195–206
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Becher P, Jüttner F (2006) Insecticidal activity - a new bioactive property of the cyanobacterium
Fischerella. Pol J Ecol 54:653
Bhunia B, Uday USP, Oinam G et al (2018) Characterization, genetic regulation and production of
cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides and its applicability for heavy metal removal. Carbohydr
Polym 179:228–243
Cáceres TP, Megharaj M, Naidu R (2008) Biodegradation of the pesticide fenamiphos by ten
different species of green algae and cyanobacteria. Curr Microbiol 57:643–646
Chen X, Yang L, Xiao L et al (2012) Nitrogen removal by denitrification during cyanobacterial
bloom in Lake Taihu. J Freshw Ecol 27:243–258
Diengdoh OL, Syiem MB, Pakshirajan K et al (2017) Zn
2+ sequestration by Nostoc muscorum:
study of thermodynamics, equilibrium isotherms, and biosorption parameters for the metal.
Environ Monit Assess 189:314
El-Bestawy EA, El-Salam AZA, Mansy AE-RH (2007) Potential use of environmental
cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of lindane-contaminated effluents. Int Biodeterior
Biodegradation 59:180–192
150
K. G. Sabarinathan et al.
decrease in soil health and productivity caused by increased human activity, preserving environmental sustainability is the challenge ahead. Utilization of multifarious beneficial properties of cyanobacteria is highly necessary for healthy and
efficient agriculture and environmental sustainability. Having understood their
importance, a number of key issues relating to the exploitation of cyanobacteria
have to be addressed immediately. In future, genome editing/engineering will play
an essential role in bettering the economical utilization of cyanobacteria for soilrelated problems.
References
Abdel-Hafez SI, Abo-Elyousr KA, Abdel-Rahim IR (2015) Fungicidal activity of extracellular
products of cyanobacteria against Alternaria porri. Eur J Phycol 50:239–245
Abdel-Razek MA, Abozeid AM, Eltholth MM et al (2019) Bioremediation of a pesticide and
selected heavy metals in wastewater from various sources using a consortium of microalgae and
cyanobacteria. Slov Vet Res 56:61
Abed RM, Palinska KA, Köster J (2018) Characterization of microbial mats from a desert Wadi
ecosystem in the Sultanate of Oman. Geomicrobiol J 35:601–611
Adhikary SP, Pattanaik B (2006) Cyanobacterial biofertilizers for rice: present status and future
prospects. In: Rai A (ed) Handbook of microbial biofertilizers. CRC press, Boca Raton, FL, p
433
Aktar MW, Sengupta D, Chowdhury A (2009) Impact of pesticides use in agriculture: their benefits
and hazards. Interdiscip Toxicol 2:1–12. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10102-009-0001-7
Alghanmi HA, Jawad HM (2019) Effect of environmental factors on cyanobacteria richness in
some agricultural soils. Geomicrobiol J 36:75–84
Arora M, Kaushik A, Rani N, Kaushik C (2010) Effect of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides on salt
stress alleviation and seed germination. J Environ Biol 31:701–704
Balakumar T, Ravi V (2001) Catalytic degradation of the herbicide glyphosate by the paddy field
isolates of cyanobacteria. In: Algae and their biotechnological potential. Springer, New York,
NY, pp 195–206
Baqué M, Viaggiu E, Scalzi G et al (2013) Endurance of the endolithic desert cyanobacterium
Chroococcidiopsis under UVC radiation. Extremophiles 17:161–169
Becher P, Jüttner F (2006) Insecticidal activity - a new bioactive property of the cyanobacterium
Fischerella. Pol J Ecol 54:653
Bhunia B, Uday USP, Oinam G et al (2018) Characterization, genetic regulation and production of
cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides and its applicability for heavy metal removal. Carbohydr
Polym 179:228–243
Cáceres TP, Megharaj M, Naidu R (2008) Biodegradation of the pesticide fenamiphos by ten
different species of green algae and cyanobacteria. Curr Microbiol 57:643–646
Chen X, Yang L, Xiao L et al (2012) Nitrogen removal by denitrification during cyanobacterial
bloom in Lake Taihu. J Freshw Ecol 27:243–258
Diengdoh OL, Syiem MB, Pakshirajan K et al (2017) Zn
2+ sequestration by Nostoc muscorum:
study of thermodynamics, equilibrium isotherms, and biosorption parameters for the metal.
Environ Monit Assess 189:314
El-Bestawy EA, El-Salam AZA, Mansy AE-RH (2007) Potential use of environmental
cyanobacterial species in bioremediation of lindane-contaminated effluents. Int Biodeterior
Biodegradation 59:180–192
150
K. G. Sabarinathan et al.