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Application of Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture

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Agriculture provides the principle means of livelihood for the majority of the Indian population. Hence, there is a need for sustainable agriculture which can be achieved by engineering/manipulating the rhizospheric microflora. The use of biofertilizers (plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and fungus) is cost-effective and eco-friendly which helps in mobilization of soil nutrients, increasing drought resistance and biocontrol over conventional fertilizers. Application of bioinoculants to the host plants serves as a biofertilizer (P solubilization), a biostimulator (phytohormone production), a stress regulator (drought and salinity), and a biocontrol agent (against phytopathogens). Further research on the exploitation of bioinoculants can be used as an innovative technology in organic farming for better crop productivity.

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Tallapragada, P., Seshagiri, S. (2017). Application of Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture. In: Kumar, V., Kumar, M., Sharma, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Probiotics and Plant Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3473-2_22

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