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Soil microbes are important in sustainable agriculture as they help to increase soil health and fertility. These microscopic organisms can satisfy the need for higher yields by providing adequate nutrients, biologically controlling pests and disease, as well as stimulating plant growth. Rhizospheric microbes are also emerging as an efficient and ecofriendly alternative to counteract the negative impacts exerted by the overuse of chemical fertilizers. As a result, beneficial rhizospheric bacteria with different functional capacities are utilized as biofertilizers to sustainably increase output of agroecosystem. Though the research aspect and field application of microbial inoculants in agriculture is gaining momentum, we are not still able to replace or decrease dependence on agrochemicals. Even though there is an immense amount of interest among farmers regarding the utilization of beneficial microorganisms, still there are many constraints in the application and dissemination of this technique. Thus, every aspect of the biofertilizer industry with respect to agriculture production should be scrutinized to recognize concerning checkpoints and bottlenecks. Therefore, in this chapter, the types of biofertilizers, beneficial attributes of microbes responsible for plant growth promotion, challenges encountered during production, application, as well as popularization of biofertilizer technology along with future scope have been discussed.
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Kaur, J., Baby, Taman (2023). Constraints in Biofertilizer Industry and Future Scope. In: Kaur, S., Dwibedi, V., Sahu, P.K., Kocher, G.S. (eds) Metabolomics, Proteomes and Gene Editing Approaches in Biofertilizer Industry . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3561-1_1
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