Year: 2016 | Month: December | Volume 3 | Issue 2
Bio-priming with Arbuscular mycorrhizae for Addressing Soil Fertility with Special Reference to Phosphorus
Suryakant Dhawal
Deep Ranjan Sarkar
Ranjeet Singh Yadav
Manoj Parihar and Amitava Rakshit
DOI:10.5958/2454-9541.2016.00013.X
Abstract:
Phosphorus (P) is an indispensable element in agriculture whose contribution is enormous in food production. The sources and availability of P has always been a great concern for humans because of the limited fossil reserves from where the mineral P fertilisers are processed, and alongside its low accessibility for plant uptake suggest the requirement of appropriate techniques which can enhance P use efficiency. Microorganisms being the integral component of P cycle can solve the P-related problems. Beneficial microbes like arbuscular mycorrhizae if used as seed treatment can yield strong and healthy plants and induce significant effects in rhizosphere soils. Thus, the concept of bio-priming are very important for carrying out the practices of sustainable agriculture.
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