Production of Biofertilizers

The initiative taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make the country self-reliant to meet the food requirement resulted in a shift from traditional agriculture to intensive farming involving stepped up use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (Goyal, 2001; Tandon, 1992). The steps that broug...

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Published inBiotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing pp. 185 - 206
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published CRC Press 2014
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Trigonella Foenumgraecum
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
VAM
Mother Culture
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza
Bromothymol Blue
Blue Green Algae
Microbial Inoculants
PGP Ability
AM
Microbial Consortia
Azotobacter Chroococcum
PGP Rhizobacteria
Ferric Ammonium Citrate
Microbial Cultures
Fenugreek
Forage Corn
Carrier Material
Pikovskaya’s Broth
Azolla Caroliniana
BGA
PSB
India Develop
Azospirillum Brasilense
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Summary:The initiative taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make the country self-reliant to meet the food requirement resulted in a shift from traditional agriculture to intensive farming involving stepped up use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (Goyal, 2001; Tandon, 1992). The steps that brought the green revolution in the country in the long run have turnedCONTENTS5.1 Introduction ... 169 5.2 Microbial Cultures as Biofertilizers ... 1705.2.1 Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms ... 170 5.2.1.1Rhizobium ... 172 5.2.1.2Azotobacter ... 173 5.2.1.3 Azospirillum ... 173 5.2.1.4 Blue-Green Algae ... 1735.2.2 Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria ... 174 5.2.3Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza ... 175 5.2.4Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria ... 176 5.2.5 Microbial Consortia ... 1765.3 Bene„ts of Biofertilizers ... 177 5.4 Production Technology ... 1785.4.1Raw Material and Equipment ... 179 5.4.2Selection of Microbial Strain ... 179 5.4.3 Preparation of Mother Culture ... 179 5.4.4 Mass Multiplication ... 181 5.4.5 Mixing of Culture with Carrier Material and Packing ... 181 5.4.6Quality Control ... 1825.5Global Status ... 183 5.6 Constraints ... 185 5.7 Summary and Future Prospects ... 186 References ... 187the soils  barren. The runoff from „elds carrying leftover fertilizers and pesticides contaminated the ground water, which gets reŠected in our daily diet. These detrimental effects of current agricultural practices can be appreciably reduced by using biofertilizers in combination with organic manure and chemicalfertilizers and induce long-term sustainability in agricultural production (Tandon, 1992).
DOI:10.1201/b15271-12