Microbial inoculants as biofertilizer

Abstract

Increasing application of chemical fertilizers in agriculture make country self dependent in food production but it depreciate environment and cause harmful impacts on living beings. The excess uses of these fertilizers in agriculture are costly and have various adverse effects on soil fertility. Further, soil microorganisms play an important role in the plant growth and development by various means viz. nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilisation, phytohormone production etc. Therefore, bio-inoculants for agriculture purpose i.e. bio-fertilizers could be a better alternative to chemical fertilizers for agricultural as well as environmental sustainability.