ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Harnessing Beneficial Microbes and Sensor Technologies for Sustainable Smart Agriculture.
Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sustainable smart sensing and AI-driven platforms for real-time detection and monitoring of mycotoxins across the food supply chain.Mycotoxin research · 2026Pooled it
- Engineering Plant-Associated Soil Microbiomes for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Applications.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Harnessing Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Crop Protection: Scientific Discovery, Bridging Ecological Function and On-Farm Application.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Review
- ACC-deaminase producing microbial biostimulants for agriculture and climate resilience: barriers and the way forward.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere microbiome engineering with PGPR to combat soil-mediated climate change.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Emerging roles of PGPR in fruit production systems: from growth promotion to system-level regulation, a review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Integrating Plant Physiology and Microbiome Engineering for Climate-Resilient Crops: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Multi-Stress Tolerance.Physiologia plantarumReview
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Abstract
The integration of beneficial microorganisms with sensor technologies represents a transformative advancement toward sustainable smart agriculture. This review synthesizes recent progress in combining microbial bioinoculants with sensor-based monitoring systems to enhance crop productivity, resource-use efficiency, and environmental resilience. Beneficial bacteria and fungi improve nutrient cycling, stress tolerance, and soil fertility thereby reducing the reliance on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In parallel, sensor networks-including soil moisture, nutrient, environmental, and remote-sensing platforms-enable real-time, data-driven management of agroecosystems. Integrated microbe-sensor approaches have demonstrated 10-25% yield increases and up to 30% reductions in agrochemical inputs under optimized field conditions. We propose an integrative Microbe-Sensor Closed Loop (MSCL) framework in which microbial activity and sensor feedback interact dynamically to optimize inputs, monitor plant-soil interactions, and sustain productivity. Key applications include precision fertilization, stress diagnostics, and early detection of nutrient or pathogen imbalances. The review also highlights barriers to large-scale adoption, such as variable field performance of inoculants, high sensor costs, and limited interoperability of data systems. Addressing these challenges through standardization, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and farmer training will accelerate the transition toward climate-smart, self-regulating agricultural systems. Collectively, the integration of biological and technological innovations provides a clear pathway toward resilient, resource-efficient, and ecologically sound food production.
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