THE NOVEL POTASSIC BIO-FERTILIZERS: A PROMISING APPROACH FOR EVERGREEN AGRICULTURE

I. BAHADUR¹*, B.R. MAURYA², S. KUMAR³, J. DIXIT⁴, A.S. CHAUHAN⁵, B.K. MANJHI⁶, V.S. MEENA⁷, S.R.P. NARAYAN^8
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵School of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Nalanda University, Nalanda District, Rajgir, Bihar 803116
⁶Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁷ICAR–Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, Almora 263601, Uttarakhand, India
⁸Department of Entomolgy and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : ibm07025@gmail.com

Received : 19-09-2015     Accepted : 21-10-2015     Published : 15-11-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 5       Pages : 692 - 697
Int J Microbiol Res 7.5 (2015):692-697

Keywords : Novel biofertilizer, Evergreen agriculture, Efficient microorganisms, Agricultural sustainability, Nutrient mobilizers, Consortium, Mineral potassium, Mica
Academic Editor : Dr Chakresh Kumar Jain, S. K. Z. Ali, Pompee Chanda, Ashutosh Kumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Sincere thanks to Head, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Indra Bahadur and VSM is thankful to University Grants Commission (UGC, New Delhi), Government of India (GOI) for

Nowadays, efficient bio-fertilizers are one of the best modern concepts of sustaining the evergreen agriculture. The efficient microorganisms used as bio-fertilizers which have plant growth promoting characters and enhanced growth, yield, prevent disease in plant through direct and indirect mechanisms. The worldwide most of the farmer’s dependence on chemical fertilizer and pesticides for crop production, but unawareness or need of the farmers they applied in imbalanced manner of chemical fertilization due to theses faulty practices ultimately deteriorated the soil fertility, quality and soil-plant-human system health. In this critical context efficient microorganisms have been emerged as the potential alternative for the production in a sustainable way for the global food chain. The carrier-based bio-fertilizers have already proved to be the best over the agrochemicals and have been showing the tremendous effect on the world food production since the past two decades. These bio-fertilizers have been developed which would be the alternative for the cost effective evergreen agriculture. The article focuses on liquid biofertilizer, which provides reliable reasons for their necessity, specificity and emphasizes that the use of agriculturally important microorganisms (AIMs) in different combinations or liquid microbial consortium (LMC) is one of the solutions for restoration of soil health as well as supply nutrient for crop growth and development under evergreen agriculture.