Month: August

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Topic: Application of biofertilizers in crop production

Nutritious foods are needed for the continuously growing population together with the nutrient for plant growth and production. Inorganic chemical-based fertilizers have been base of agriculture and are used heavily in today’s soil management procedures, posing serious health and environmental concern. Biofertilizer has been recognized as a reasonable solution for improving soil fertility and crop output in sustainable farming. The use of beneficial microorganisms as biofertilizers has escalated its importance in the agricultural industry due to its potential significance in food safety and sustainable crop production. Biofertilizers can be a valuable component of a comprehensive nutrient management strategy. Overall, nitrogen fixers (N-fixers), potassium and phosphorus solubilizers, growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), endo and ectomycorrhizal fungi, cyanobacteria, and other beneficial microscopic organisms are incorporated into biofertilizers. Utilizing bio-fertilizers, helps to enhance nutrient and water uptake, plant development, and plant tolerance to abiotic and biotic impacts. These prospective biological fertilizers would play a essential role in soil production and sustainability and also in environmental protection, being eco-friendly and cost-effective inputs for farmers.

Biofertilizers are soil microbe cultures that can be employed as microbial or soil inoculants to increase plant and soil fertility and productivity Biofertilizers are economical and sustainable plant nutrition sources. A biofertilizer is simply a product that contains living microorganisms that colonize the rhizosphere and stimulate development by increasing the supply or availability of nutrients to the host plant when applied to the soil, seed, or plant surface. Some of the most often used biofertilizers include nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria (Azotobacter, Rhizobium), nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (Anabaena), phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.), and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) fungus. Phytohormone (auxin)-producing bacteria and cellulolytic microorganisms are also included in biofertilizer formulations. By increasing specific microbial processes, these microbial formulations are used to increase the availability of nutrients in a form that can be digested by plants.

More can be accessed in my review paper, to access the paper please click: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/361182414_Application_of_Biofertilizers_in_crop_production_A_review