Biofertilizers are preparations containing living microorganisms which help in plant growth and increased productivity through their biological activities. Soil fertility can be restored effectively through adopting the concept of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (I.S.F.M.) encompassing a strategy for nutrient management-based on natural resource conservation, biological nitrogen fixation and increased efficiency of the inputs.
About Author :
Prof. Pravin Chandra Trivedi (b. 3 March 1953), Ph.D., Post-Doct. (U.S.A.), F.L.S. (London), F.B.S., F.P.S.I., F.B.R.S., F.M.A., F.E.S., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.T., Professor, Department of Botany, has a brilliant academic career standing first in all examinations. Prof. Trivedi served as Head, Department of Botany and Coordinator, P.G. Course in Biotechnology (2003-06); Director College Development Council (2001-04); Vice-Principal, Maharaja's College (2000-03) and is Member of BOS in eight universities.
Contents :
Preface
Contributors
1. Biofertilizers: Boon for Agriculture
2. Biofertilizers and Soil Conditioner for Organic Farming
3. Biofertilizers: Types and Their Quality Production
4. Genetically Modified Micro-Algal Biofertilizers in Wet Agriculture
5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): A Review
6. Azotobacter in Agriculture as Biofertilizer
7. Potential Uses of Bacterial and Fungal Biofertilizers
8. Organic Farming for Sustainable Crop Production and Produce Quality
9. Organic Farming for Sustainable Sericulture: Prospects and Approaches
10. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biotechnology: Approaches, Challenges and Prospects
11. Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Sustainable Plant Production in Arid Zone
12. Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza-A Potential Tool in Agriculture
13. The Dynamic Relationship between Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Other Soil Microorganisms in the Rhizosphere and its Influence on Crop Plants
14. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Association-A Deterrent to Plant Root Diseases
15. Exploiting Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (AM) for Sustainable Agriculture
Index