Open AccessA Review: Usage of Biofertilizer in Cereal Crops
Author(s) -
Bhaskar Chandra Patra,
Jagdev Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current journal of applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2457-1024
DOI - 10.9734/cjast/2019/v36i330233
Subject(s) - biofertilizer , agronomy , fertilizer , productivity , nutrient , nitrogen fixation , nitrogen , abiotic component , microbial inoculant , inoculation , environmental science , biology , chemistry , horticulture , economics , paleontology , organic chemistry , macroeconomics , ecology
Productivity of crops under various abiotic stress conditions can be increased through the application of suitable fertilizer levels along with biofertilizers. Nitrogen is one of the most important mineral nutrients for plants, influencing growth but the application of increased doses of N increases cost of production. Thus, there is a need to economies the nitrogen dose for various crops. Use of biofertilizer inoculation is one way to save the nitrogen level in crops and it will help in reducing the cost of production as biofertilizer is a cheap source of nitrogen.