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How do Microbial Fertilizers Function and How is the Efficiency of Microbial Fertilizers Quantified?

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The chapter will elaborately discuss the functioning of various microbial fertilizers and the manner in which their efficiency can be quantified. It will also discuss the merits of multi-strain inoculants and a consortium of microbial fertilizers.

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  1. Formerly Professor, National Science Foundation, The Royal Society, Belgium & Senior Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation, Bonn, Germany

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Nair, K.P. (2023). How do Microbial Fertilizers Function and How is the Efficiency of Microbial Fertilizers Quantified?. In: Extractive Farming or Bio Farming? . SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34695-8_3

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