%0 Journal Article %T Fertilizaci¨®n biol¨®gica: t¨¦cnicas de vanguardia para el desarrollo agr¨ªcola sostenible %A Carvajal Mu£¿oz %A Juan Sebasti¨¢n %A Mera Benavides %A Adriana Consuelo %J Producci¨®n + Limpia %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the use of biological fertilizers has grown significantly during the last two decades. their massive use is a result of the high demand of raw material for food production and supply, worldwide. they act as traditional chemical fertilizers' substitutes, have a good performance in harvests, help to the growth of sane fruits that resist plagues and are easy to apply. besides, essential nutrients contained in biological fertilizers have physical-chemical properties that are beneficial to the soil, helping to increase productivity in the global agricultural sector. in this article a revision to the main current techniques for the biological fertilization is made, and an outlook to its future potential for sustainable agricultural development is shown. %K biological fertilizers %K agricultural development %K sustainability %K nutrients. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1909-04552010000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en