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Title: Bio-fertilizers as Key Player in Enhancing Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity: A Review
Authors: Itelima, J. U.
Bang, W. J.
Onyimba, I. A.
Sila, M. D
Egbere, O. J.
Issue Date: Mar-2018
Publisher: Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science
Series/Report no.: Vol. 6;Iss. 3; Pp 73-83
Abstract: Plants nutrients are essential for the production of crops and healthy food for the world’s ever increasing population. Soil management strategies today are mainly dependent on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, which cause a serious threat to human health and the environment. Bio-fertilizer has been identified as an alternative for increasing soil fertility and crop production in sustainable farming. The exploitation of beneficial microbes as bio-fertilizers has become of paramount importance in agricultural sector due to their potential role in food safety and sustainable crop production. Bio-fertilizer can be an important component of integrated nutrients management. Microorganisms that are commonly used as bio-fertilizer components include; nitrogen fixers potassium and phosphorus solubilizers, growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), endo and ecto mycorrhizal fungi, cyanobacteria and other useful microscopic organisms. The use of bio-fertilizers leads to improved nutrients and water uptake, plant growth and plant tolerance to abiotic and biotic factors. These potential biological fertilizers would play a key role in productivity and sustainability of soil and also in protecting the environment as eco-friendly and cost effective inputs for the farmers.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1999
ISSN: 2354-4147
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