Expanding eco-friendly approaches to improve plant growth and crop productivity is of great
important for sustainable agriculture. Therefore, a field experiment was carried out at the …

The need for cheap and affordable alternate sources of plant nutrient inputs to boost the
nutrient level of degraded arable farmlands has been a major concern for soil scientists …

Bio-activated organic fertilizers (BOZ) were produced by enriching the zinc oxide (ZnO)-
orange peel waste composite with Zn solubilizing bacteria (ZSB: Bacillus sp. AZ6) in various …

In abiotic stresses, drought is the main problem in agricultural production which inhibits the
plants to show off their genetic potential. Maize is not only the cereal crop of the world but …

Microorganisms and organic compounds (humic and fulvic acid) offer viable alternatives to
insecticides and mineral fertilizers. Even though many studies have shown the effects of …

Field experiment was conducted at Breeder Seed Production farm of Mahatma Phule Krishi
Vidyapeeth, Rahuri for two consecutive kharif seasons of years 2010 and 2011 to find out …

The use of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) as biostimulants favors the increase of
crop productivity and the improvement of yield quality. The main objective of the present …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient required to enhance crop growth and yield. In the arid–
semiarid region, Zn deficiency is expected due to alkaline calcareous soil. Contrarily, Zn …

In this study, an organic-fertilizer was prepared by composting fruit and vegetable wastes in
a locally fabricated unit and enriching it with N applied at the rate of 147 g kg− 1 compost …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the fertilizing potential of two arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeraceae and Acaulosporaceae) native to the rhizosphere soils of …