Editorial | Volume 13, Supplement 1, July, 2025
Biotechnological trends for sustainability
Editorial | Volume 13, Supplement 1, July, 2025
Biotechnological trends for sustainability
Dating back over 3 billion years, the history of life on Earth is well-documented, and for more than 80% of its existence, the Earth's atmosphere and supracrustal sections have undergone changes, maintenance, and recirculation since the inception of life. The changes that occurred in the ecosystem have always modulated the climate during the Cretaceous period and the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age. The continuous changes in the Earth have revealed drastic shifts in the carbon cycle over the past 400 million years, which resulted in the colonisation of plants on the planet. Changes in the chemistry of seawater were also observed, indicating a shift in the global formation of clay from oceans to land. Since the climate system has been changed several times, the present ecosystem is at the brink of its ability to fulfil the necessities of the ever-increasing population, with the challenges including pollution, global hunger, climate change, land degradation, social inequalities, and uncontrolled human anthropogenic activities. The tools of biotechnology also help in bioremediating the deteriorated soil and water bodies. Biotechnology encompasses various tools, with microbes being one of the most important. The techniques have also been known to be cost-effective, which also lowers the overall cost of green products. In the agriculture sector, the biotechnologically produced sustainable products, i.e., biofertilizers and biopesticides, help in crop protection and production without the use of chemical products. In the energy sector, biofuel production is a remarkable invention, as fossil fuels are drastically depleting and their usage leads to a massive amount of pollution. On the other hand, in industrial sectors, biotechnology tools produce biodegradable dyes, medicines, and food products. The present editorial offers insights into biotechnology across various sectors, including agriculture, the environment, food, energy, and pharmaceuticals.
Yadav AN, Kaur T, Pandey A, Rustagi S. Biotechnological trends for sustainability. J App Biol. Biotech. 2025;13(Suppl 1):i-iv. http://doi.org/10.7324/JABB.2025.252473ed
1. Hesham AE, Kaur T, Devi R, Kour D, Prasad S, Yadav N, et al. Current trends in microbial biotechnology for agricultural sustainability: Conclusion and future challenges. In: Yadav AN, Singh J, Singh C, Yadav N (eds) Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Singapore: Springer; 2021. pp. 555-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6949-4_22
2. Kaur T, Devi R, Kour D, Yadav A, Yadav AN, Dikilitas M, et al. Plant growth promoting soil microbiomes and their potential implications for agricultural and environmental sustainability. Biologia. 2021;76:2687-09. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00806-w
3. Berza B, Sekar J, Vaiyapuri P, Pagano MC, Assefa F. Evaluation of inorganic phosphate solubilizing efficiency and multiple plant growth promoting properties of endophytic bacteria isolated from root nodules Erythrina brucei. BMC Microbiol. 2022;22:276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02688-7
4. Jiao H, Wang R, Qin W, Yang J. Screening of rhizosphere nitrogen fixing, phosphorus and potassium solubilizing bacteria of Malus sieversii (Ldb.) Roem. and the effect on apple growth. J Plant Physiol. 2024;292:154142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154142
5. Dixit S, Sivalingam PN, Baskaran RK, Senthil-Kumar M, Ghosh PK. Plant responses to concurrent abiotic and biotic stress: Unravelling physiological and morphological mechanisms. Plant Physiol Rep. 2024;29:6-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-023-00766-0
6. Parasar BJ, Kashyap S, Sharma I, Marme SD, Das P, Agarwala N. Microbe mediated alleviation of drought and heat stress in plants- current understanding and future prospects. Discov Plants. 2024;1:26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-024-00022-1
7. Mehmood S, Muneer MA, Tahir M, Javed MT, Mahmood T, Afridi MS, et al. Deciphering distinct biological control and growth promoting potential of multi-stress tolerant Bacillus subtilis PM32 for potato stem canker. Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2021;27:2101-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-021-01067-2
8. Li X, Alfarraj S, Ansari MJ. Biocontrol of bacterial wilt biotic stress in tomato plants by successful host root colonization and inducing host resistance. J Crop Health. 2024;76:783-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-024-01002-x
9. Singh RK, Tripathi R, Ranjan A, Srivastava AK. Fungi as potential candidates for bioremediation. In: Sigh P, Kumar A, Borthakur A (eds) Abatement of Environmental Pollutants: Trends and Strategies. New York: Elsevier; 2020. pp. 177-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818095-2.00009-6
10. Mehta A, Bhardwaj KK, Shaiza M, Gupta R. Isolation, characterization and identification of pesticide degrading bacteria from contaminated soil for bioremediation. Biol Futur. 2021;72:317-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42977-021-00080-6
11. Chen W, Li W, Wang T, Wen Y, Shi W, Zhang W, et al. Isolation of functional bacterial strains from chromium-contaminated site and bioremediation potentials. J Environ Manage. 2022;307:114557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114557
12. Liu Y, Zhang J, Yang S, Yang H. Biodegradation and removal of heavy oil using Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. isolated from oily sludge and wastewater in Xinjiang Oilfield, China. J Environ Chem Eng. 2023;11:110123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110123
13. Karmakar M, Jana D, Manna T, Mitra M, Guchhait KC, Dey S, et al. Bioremediation by Brevibacterium sediminis: A prospective pyrene degrading agent to eliminate environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024;40:377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-024-04178-6
14. Kordi M, Salami R, Bolouri P, Delangiz N, Asgari Lajayer B, Van Hullebusch ED. White biotechnology and the production of bio-products. Syst Microbiol Biomanufa. 2022;2:413-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43393-022-00078-8
15. Rafiq M, Hassan N, Hayat M, Ibrar M, Sajjad W, Haleem A, et al. Geochemistry and insights into the distribution of biotechnological important fungi from the third pole of the world, Karakoram mountains range. Geomicrobiol J. 2021;38:395-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2020.1863526
16. Hemeda NA, Hegazy GE, Abdelgalil SA, Soliman NA, Abdel- Meguid DI, El-Assar SA. Maximization of red pigment production from Streptomyces sp. LS1 structure elucidation and application as antimicrobial/antifouling against human pathogens and marine microbes. J Genet Eng Biotechnol. 2022;20:168. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-022-00452-y
17. Abdella MA, Ahmed SA, Ibrahim OA. Statistical improvement of protease production from a new isolate Bacillus thuringiensis strain-MA8 and its application in the production of enzyme-modified cheese. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023;225:361-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.073
18. Stumpf L, Schildbach S, Coffey A. Obtaining novel vitamin B12 production strains Acetobacter malorum HFD 3141 and Acetobacter orientalis HFD 3031 from home-fermented sourdough. Appl Microbiol. 2024;4:986-99. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol4030067
19. Ali HE, El-Fayoumy EA, Soliman RM, Elkhatat A, Al-Meer S, Elsaid K, et al. Nanoparticle applications in algal-biorefinery for biofuel production. Renew Sustain Energy Rev. 2024;192:114267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.114267
20. Mihajlovski K, Bunti? A, Mili? M, Rajili?-Stojanovi? M, Dimitrijevi?- Brankovi? S. From agricultural waste to biofuel: Enzymatic potential of a bacterial isolate Streptomyces fulvissimus CKS7 for bioethanol production. Waste Biomass Valori. 2021;12:165-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-020-00960-3
21. Osman ME, Abdel-Razik AB, Zaki KI, Mamdouh N, El-Sayed H. Isolation, molecular identification of lipid-producing Rhodotorula diobovata: Optimization of lipid accumulation for biodiesel production. J Genet Eng Biotechnol. 2022;20:32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-022-00304-9
22. Hagaggi NS, Rady EA. The potential of Bacillus species isolated from Cinnamomum camphora for biofuel production. Microb Cell Fact. 2024;23:139. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-024-02402-4
Year
Month
Poultry Environment and farm Practices Influencing the Isolation rate of Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella from water and Poultry feed in Zaria, Nigeria
MUSA, I.W., MANSUR, M.S., SA’IDU, L., MOHAMMED B, ALIYU, H.BGenotype x environment interaction and kernel yield-stability of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northern Cameroon
Souina Dolinassou,Jean Baptiste Noubissie Tchiagam,Alain Djiranta Kemoral and Nicolas Njintang YanouEnzymatic responses of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of an oilfield wastewater
Nedie Patience Akani, Ugwemorubon Ujagwung GabrielRational Design of Duplex Specific Nuclease for One-Step Isothermal Viral RNA Detection
Elizabeth M. Wurtzler, Ranjani Ravi, Vikram Kapoor, David WendellEnvironmental risk assessment of pesticide use in Algerian agriculture
Nafissa Soudani, Mohammed Belhamra, Adamu Y. Ugya, Nageshvar Patel, Laura Carretta, Alessandra Cardinali, Khaoula ToumiGreen technology to limit the effects of hexavalent chromium contaminated water bodies on public health and vegetation at industrial sites
Bikash Kumar Das, Pratyush Kumar Das, Bidyut Prava Das, Patitapaban DashNanotechnology for agro-environmental sustainability
Ajar Nath YadavBacterial degradation of sericin for degumming of silk fibers–A green approach
Bhavna Pandya, Soniya ShettyPhytomicrobiomes for agro-environmental sustainability
Ajar Nath YadavMicrobes-mediated alleviation of heavy metal stress in crops: Current research and future challenges
Rubee Devi, Tanvir Kaur, Divjot Kour, Macie Hricovec, Rajinikanth Mohan, Neelam Yadav, Pankaj Kumar Rai, Ashutosh Kumar Rai, Ashok Yadav, Manish Kumar, Ajar Nath YadavMicrobes for Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability
Ajar Nath Yadav, Divjot Kour, Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Murat Dikilitas, Abd El-Latif Hesham, Amrik Singh AhluwaliaNanotechnology for the bioremediation of heavy metals and metalloids
Urja Sharma, Jai Gopal SharmaEmerging microplastic contamination in ecosystem: An urge for environmental sustainability
Akanksha Saini, Jai Gopal SharmaBioremediation and Waste Management for Environmental Sustainability
Ajar Nath Yadav, Deep Chandra Suyal, Divjot Kour, Vishnu D. Rajput, Ali Asghar Rastegari, Joginder SinghMicrobes mediated plastic degradation: A sustainable approach for environmental sustainability
Harpreet Kour, Sofia Shareif Khan, Divjot Kour, Shafaq Rasool, Yash Pal Sharma, Pankaj Kumar Rai, Sangram Singh, Kundan Kumar Chaubey, Ashutosh Kumar Rai, Ajar Nath YadavMicrobe-mediated remediation of dyes: Current status and future challenges
Kriti Akansha, Tanvir Kaur, Ashok Yadav, Divjot Kour, Ashutosh Kumar Rai, Sangram Singh, Shashank Mishra, Lalit Kumar, Kanika Miglani, Karan Singh, Ajar Nath YadavEnvironment and climate change: Influence on biodiversity, present scenario, and future prospect
Divjot Kour, Kanwaljit Kaur Ahluwalia, Seema Ramniwas, Sanjeev Kumar, Sarvesh Rustagi, Sangram Singh, Ashutosh Kumar Rai, Ajar Nath Yadav,, Amrik Singh AhluwaliaGlobal research contributions on orchids: A scientometric review of 20 years
Payel Goswami, Sucheta Bhattacharjee, Sudip BhattacharjeeUsing RAPD and ISSR markers to assess genetic diversity and conservation of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. for sustainable management on Kerala's West Coast
Sreeram Sudhir, Sankara Velmani Vel, Hariharan Selvam, Arumugam ArunprasathSensitive and cost-effective citrate-based RNA extraction procedure for isolation of RNA from Tilapia Lake Virus-infected fish
S.R. Saranya, R. SudhakaranMicroplastics in the ecosystems: Impacts on environmental sustainability
Komal Kumari, Ravinder Singh, Madhuben Sharma, Renuka Jyothi S., Anirudh Gupta, Neelam Yadav, Narinderpal Kaur, Sangram Singh, Sheikh Shreaz, Rajeshwari Negi, Ajar Nath Yadav,Genetically modified crops: Advances, biosafety, and the quest for sustainable food
Satyajit SaurabhCholesterol oxidase: Role in biotransformation of cholesterol
Lata Kumari, Kanwar S ShamsherPurification and characterization of a polygalacturonase from the xylophagous insect Oncideres albomarginata chamela (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Alicia Lara-Márquez, Nayeli Soria-Calderón, Maria Guadalupe Villa-Rivera, Everardo López-Romero, Nancy Calderón-CortésPhyllospheric microbiomes for agricultural sustainability
Ajar Nath Yadav,