After reading this article you will learn about the Use of Biofertilizer:- 1. Merits of Biofertilizer Use 2. Constraints to the Use of Biofertilizers 3. Precautions. Merits of Biofertilizer Use: Biofertilizers have now been recognised as the essential component of Integrated Plant Nutrition System (INPS). This system ensures nutrient supply from various sources including chemical […]
Use of Biofertilizer: Merits, Constraints and Precaution
Nitrogen Fixing and Nutrient Solubilising Bacteria
After reading this article you will learn about the nitrogen fixing and nutrient solubilising bacteria. Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria: Biological nitrogen-fixation is the biochemical process by which elemental nitrogen combined into organic (available) form by a number of organisms including sever species of bacteria, a few actinomycetes, and blue-green algae. (1) Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixation with Nodule Forming Legumes: […]
Production and Marketing of Biofertilizers
After reading this article you will learn about the production and marketing of biofertilizers. (A) Production and Marketing of Biofertilizers by NAFED: At present, NAFED is producing and marketing following different types of biofertilizers for various crops: (1) Rhizobium culture: These bacteria fix the atmospheric nitrogen, nodulated in legume crops. Benefited legume crops are —soya […]