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Effect and productivity of microbial bio-fertilizers on Mungbean Vigna radiate (L,Wilczek)

Joint Event on International Conference on Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology & International Conference on Microbiome R&D and Biostimulants & 3^rd International Conference on Internal Medicine & Hospital Medicine

October 15-16, 2018 Ottawa, Canada

Brijesh K Yadav

North Orissa University, India

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Abstract:

Pulses are the major source of proteins source in India, where the significant proportion of the population is life-long vegetarians. Even being a largely agrarian country, India still imports a large number of pulses. Boosting the production of pulses is important to meet the nutritional demand of a billion plus population. The decades of often excessive use of chemical fertilizers to boost the agrarian output has deteriorated the soil the country. Greener measures such as organic and biofertilizers are being seen as sustainable measures to ensure the yield and at the same time improve the soil health In the current study, we utilized six bacteria based biofertilizers on green gram (Vignus radiata L.) to test their effectiveness in increasing the yield and improving the soil health compared to chemical fertilizers. The study was conducted in plots of 2X2 meters(in triplicates) and measured various parameters on growth and yield including shoot length, biomass, and pH (before sowing and after harvesting of the crop). Seed and field were treated with microbial inoculants (alone and consortia), vermicompost, and chemical fertilizers. Appropriate controls were maintained. Consortium biofertilizer (Rhizobium spp., P. putida, and F.aurantia spp.) showed 41.71% (662.5 kg/hectare) more yield compared to the national average (468 kg/hectare). Surprisingly, individual inoculants F. aurantia spp. (potassium mobilizer) also showed a modest increase of 14.43% (535 kg/hectare) yield, possibly due to the role of potassium in fruiting. The yield was significantly above that of controls (P<0.0001). Our results indicate that greener measures such as biofertilizers could aid in meeting the fertilizer demand while ensuring a sustainable way to improve soil health. The study is being replicated on a larger scale currently. Significant improvement in growth, crop yield, and soil quality were obtained with the biofertilizers tested. The yield was compared to the national average yield of mungbean.

Biography :

E-mail: brijesh_ccmb@yahoo.in