Background:
Intensive farming practices have led to extensive use of chemical fertilizers which have been environmentally and economically inhibitory ultimately reducing soil fertility and loss of ecological balance. In recent times many parts of agricultural soils have been observed to be deficient in the micronutrient Zn. Zinc use efficiency of the crop is low. To enhance the use efficiency as well as the availability of Zn to plants, an eco-friendly strategy like using Zinc solubilizing bacteria is a viable proposition. Technology Details:
PUSA Bio Zinc is a microbe based eco-friendly Biofertilizer which has the capability to solubilize the unavailable forms of Zinc in the soil and make the essential micronutrient available to the plants. The liquid formulations have a longer shelf life and support larger counts of the bacterium. These liquid formulations have shown improved plant growth and enhancement in Zn uptake by various crops tested.