3. Biofertilizers are low cost renewable sources of plant
nutrients
Improve soil fertility and crop productivity
They are the ideal input for starting organic farming
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Maintenance of soil health
Minimize environmental pollution
Cut down the use of chemical fertilizers
4. • Launch of ‘nitragin’- a laboratory culture of rhizobia – 1895
• In India – first study and commercial production of rhizobium
-1956 by V.N Joshi
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5. • National biofertilizer development centre- Ghaziabhad
• Central sector scheme- NPDB- National Project on
Development and use of Biofertilizers
• Financial Assistance increased from 13 lakh to 20 lakh per unit
• Government plays a dominant role in marketing by three ways
I. State government via district level officers and village level
workers
II. State marketing federation via co-opertive bodies and
farmers
III. State agro industries co-operation via agro service centres
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8. Name of bio-
fertilizer
Contribution Beneficiaries
A) Nitrogen
1) Rhizobium {Sy
mbiotic}
a) Fixes 50-30 kg N/ha
b) Leaves residual nitrogen
c) Increase yield by 10 –30%
d) Maintains soil fertility
Pulses legumes: Cowpea, Green gram,
Black gram, Pea, Gram
Oil legumes: Groundnut, Soyabean
Fodderlegumes: Berseem, lucerne
Fodderlegumes:Subabul,Shisan,Wheat,Jow
ar,Bajra, Maize
2) Azotobacter a) Supplies 20-40mg N/g of carbon source
b) Promotion of growth substances like vitamins, B
Group, IAA and Gibberellic acid
c)10-15% increase in yield
d)Maintains soil fertility
e)Biological control ofplant disease, suppresses plant
pathogens
Mustard, sunflower, banana, sugarcane,
grapes,papaya,watermelon, tomato, chilly
ladyfinger,coconut,spices,flower,plantation
crops, forest sp.
3. Azospirillum a) Fixes 20-40 kg Nitrogen
b) Results in increase mineral and water uptake.
d) Vegetative growth and crop yield.
Rice, sugarcane, fingermillet, wheat,
sorghum bajra etc.;
4. Blue Green
Algae {bga}
a) 20-30 kg N/ha in submerged rice fields.
b) Production of growth substances like auxins, IAA,
giberellic acid
Rice
5. Azolla a) Fixes 40-80 kg N/ha
b) Used as green manure because of large bio-mass
Rice
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*Makes availability of nutrients.
*Make the root rhizosphere more lively.
*Growth Promoting Substances are produced.
*More root proliferation.
*Better germination.
*Improve quality and quantity of produce.
*Improve fertilizer use efficiency.
*More biotic and abiotic stress tolerance.
*Improve soil health.
*Residual Effect.
*Make the system more sustainable.
10. • Immobilization of microorganisms however
improves their shelf-life and field efficacy.
• To overcome the drawbacks of other formulations,
results in extended shelf-life, and controlled
microbial release from formulations enhancing
their application efficacy.
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11. The beads are
biodegradable and produce
no environmental pollution
The released bacteria are
available for root
colonization immediately
at seed germination.
Stored at ambient
temperature over a long
period without loss of
bacterial content
storage requires a limited
space, and the quality
control of a number of
bacteria in the bead is
simple
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Mass production
Isolated bacterial cultures were subculture in to nutrient
broth
The cultures were grown under shaking condition at 30±2°C
The culture incubated until it reaches maximum cell
population of 10¹º to 10¹¹
Under optimum condition this population level could be
attained within 4-5 days for Rhizobium 5-7 days for
Azospirillum and 6-7 days for Azotobacter.
The culture obtained in the flask is called Starter culture
For large scale production , inoculum from starter culture is
transferred in to large flasks / fermentor and grown until
required level of cell count is reached
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Prepare appropriate media for specific to bacterial
inoculant in required quantity
Inoculated with specific bacterial strain for aseptic condition
Incubated at 30±2ºC for 5-7 days in rotary shaker
Observe growth of the culture and estimate the population
( starter culture)
The above the media is prepared in large quantities in
fermentor
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Sterilized and cooled well
Media in a fermentor is inoculated with the log phase of culture
grown in large flask (usually 1-2 % of inoculum is sufficient)
Cells are grown in fermentor by providing aeration & continuous
stirring
Broth is checked for the population of inoculated organisms
Cells are harvested with the population load of 109 cells/ml
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A : Press mud ; B : Lignite : C:
Charcoal : D: Coconut Shell : E:
Rice Husk : F: Cellulose Powder :
G: Leaf Manure : H: Peat
The use of ideal carrier material is necessary for the
production of good quality of biofertilizer
Ideal carrier material should be
Cheaper in cost
Locally available
High organic matter content
No toxic chemical
Water holding capacity of more than 50%
Easy to process
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Preparation of inoculants packet
Neutralized and sterilized carrier material is spread in
a clean, dry, sterile metallic or plastic
Bacterial culture drawn from the fermentor is added
to the sterilized carrier and mixed well by manual or
mechanical mixer
Inoculants are packed in a polythene bags sealed
with electric sealer
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Specification of the polythene bags
Polythene bags should be of low density grade
Thickness of bag should be around 50-75 micron
Packet should be marked with the
Name of the manufacture
Name of the product
Strain number
The crops to which recommended
Method of inoculation
Date of manufacture
Batch number
Date of expiry
Price
Full address
storage instruction
27. • Sugarcane, cut pieces of potato and base of banana
suckers
• Prepare the culture suspension by 1kg of biofertilizer
with 40-50L of water (1:50)
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28. • The seedlings are uprooted from nursery and cleaned
their roots in water dipped in solution of biofertilizer
and kept in atleast 20 mins and transplant immediately
• Ratio about 1:10
• For root dipping : Dissolve the 1 pkt of biofertilizer with
20 litres of water (200-300 plants)
• One packet in 2 litres is sufficient to treat 200-300 sets
under cutting method
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29. • The mixture of biofertilizer + compost + soil
applied on land before sowing of seed or
transplanting of the main field
• The mixture of biofertilizer and cattle
manure/soil sprinkled with water is then
broadcasted into the soil at the time of sowing
or at the time irrigation in standing crop
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