Biofertilizers for Improving Agriculture Productivity and Promoting Organic Culture

Microbial Inoculants

Inoculum Application

Inoculum Up-scaling

Phosphate-solubilizing Bacteria

Diazotroph
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Rhizobium Pea

Garlic

Potato

Product Profile

Carrier-based plant growth promoting microbial inoculants for agriculture Microbial inoculants include plant growth promoting fluorescent Pseudomonas and nitrogen-fixing pea root-nodulating rhizobia

Salient Features

Efficient phosphate-solubilization Production of phytohormones:

- Production of indole-derivatives
IAM AU

Screening of PGPR under Controlled Environment

Maize Pea

IAA

ACC-deaminase activity (ethylene reduction bioassay)

Maize Pea

Inoculated Control

Inoculated Control

Barley
Control Inoculated Control Inoculated

Chickpea

High antagonistic activity to fungal pathogens

Inoculated Control Inoculated Control

Anti-fungal Activity

Siderophore Production

High stress tolerance against:

desiccation (45% PEG) alkalinity (upto pH 11) salinity (5% NaCl) calcium salts (5% CaSO4, 5% CaCO3 and 2.5% CaCl2)

High rhizosphere competence High root nodulation and nitrogenase activity by rhizobial inoculant
Nitrogenase Activity ethylene acetylene

High PGPR activity in different crops

Field Testing of Microbial Inoculants