Biofertilisers are well known for their cost effectiveness, environment-friendly nature, and composition.
Biofertilisers are the substances containing a variety of microbes, having the capacity to enhance plant nutrient uptake by colonising the rhizosphere and make the nutrients easily accessible to plant root hairs.
These are effective alternatives to the (hazardous) synthetic fertilisers.
Biofertilisers can prove a boon to sustain our agricultural production and to meet the demand of increasing population for agricultural-based products while conserving and sustaining the natural resources for future generation.
The importance of biofertilisers in enhancing productivity and the quality of agricultural products have already been proven through various research work carried out worldwide.
But despite proving their potential, biofertilisers remain underutilised on a large scale.
Soil scientists believe the need of the hour is to promote the application of biofertilisers among farmers to obtain higher agricultural sustainability which can be achieved through the following:
1. Awareness should be created among farmers regarding the benefits of biofertilisers in providing good soil health, sustaining productivity of natural resources, and attaining high productivity and a higher cost–benefit ratio.
2. An emphasis on quality control during the production process of biofertilisers to keep their potency intact for long periods.
3. Research on biofertilisers with multi-strain and multi-microorganism consortia should be carried out on a large scale for the improvement in crop productivity. Compared to single strain biofertilisers, multi-strain and multi-microorganism consortia can achieve higher productivity even under hostile growing situations.
4. Biofertilisers should be made easily available for farmers and large-scale production of biofertilisers should be initiated by providing training and capacity building to industrial people, farmers, and other growers regarding production, quality control, and use of biofertilisers.
Biofertilisers comprise a promising tool in agricultural ecosystems as a supplementary, renewable, and eco friendly source of plant nutrients. As they have an ability to transform nutritionally important elements from non-usable to highly assimilable forms without deleterious effects on natural environment, they are an important component of the Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS) (Alley and Vanlauwe, 2009).
Application of biological fertilisers is thought to be a key element in maintaining soil fertility and crop productivity on a sufficiently high level, indispensable to achieve sustainability of farming.
Biofertilisers may also help mitigate pitfalls arising from the growing demand of global population for food and from the widespread chemicalisation in agroecosystems.
The changing approach to the agricultural practices makes biofertilisers a vital part of modern-day crop production and emphasizes the significance of biological inoculants in forthcoming years.
BioIQ was born out of an ambition to reduce the use of synthetic chemical fertilisers and improve soil health, migrating farmers and agribusinesses to programs more sustainable and safer to use.
Robert Rushford and Mike Tyrrell offer a new plant nutrition solution that provides regenerative and all natural solutions for farmers, land managers [and homeowners] to improve the health of the planet through scientific innovation.
BioIq is made for Farmers and Land Managers … A leader in fertiliser and soil conditioner technology.
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