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Utilisation of blue-green algae as biofertilisers

Plant and Soil, 1979
Biologically active compounds may be liberated from blue-green algae growing on the surface of moist soils. Such compounds may also be released as exudates from algae grown in liquid culture.
G. A. Rodgers, B. Bergman, E. Henriksson, M. Udris   +3 more
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EFFECT OF A BIOFERTILISER ON THE GROWTH OF POINSETTIA

Acta Horticulturae, 2008
The experiment was aimed to evaluate the effect of a biofertiliser containing the purple nonsulfur anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus (Ores, PSBIO System, Italy) on the growth of two poinsettia cultivars, ‘Peterstar’ and ‘Maren’, in comparison with the usual nitrogen fertigation. The plants were grown in a PMMA covered greenhouse,
L. Martinetti, SPARACINO, ANTONIO CESARE, A. Ferrante, L. Allievi   +3 more
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Biofertilisers in action

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2001
This paper originates from an address at the 8th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes, Sydney, NSW, December 2000 Currently proposed means of entry of bacterial endophytes into roots of field-grown crop plants, as well as niches available for their successful colonization of living tissues, are evaluated from ...
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ALGAL BIOFERTILISERS FOR RICE IN JAMAICA

1988
Two species of nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) have been isolated from local freshwater sources and fields. These were Anabaena variabilis and Nostoc sp. Experiments were carried out to propagate these on a large scale under field conditions, suitable for the use of small farmers.
Boyd, F., Devi Prasad, P.V., Boyd, F., Devi Prasad, P.V.   +3 more
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Efficacy of root litter as a biofertiliser

Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1994
The efficacy ofLeucaena leucocephala root litter as a natural biological fertiliser was assessed usingZea mays as a test plant. Up to 8% of the fine roots of the plants constituted root litter. This fine root litter was better than that ofTrigonella foenum-graecum at increasing the growth and productivity ofZea mays.
Manju Bansal, Krishna G. Mukerji
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Dead fine roots — a neglected biofertiliser

1993
Efficacy of dead Leucaena roots as a natural biological fertiliser was assessed using Zea mays as a bioassay plant. In the case of Leucaena leucocephala, up to 8% of the fine roots recovered at any time were dead. Decomposed fine roots of Leucaena leucocephala were better than those of Trigonella foenum-graecum in increasing growth and productivity of ...
Manju Bansal, K. G. Mukerji
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Impact of Biofertilisers on Crop Production Under Contaminated Soils

2020
Soil contamination is becoming a major problem in many parts of the globe owing to indiscriminate use of agrochemicals, industrial effluents, microplastics, petrochemicals, waste disposal, etc. Actually, surface water which interacts with contaminated soil and goes underneath could also become contaminated. The contaminants (heavy metals and pesticides)
Indu Rialch, B. S. Bhople, Anil Kumar
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Biochemical and molecular investigation of non-rhizobial endophytic bacteria as potential biofertilisers

Archives of Microbiology, 2020
This study was performed to isolate non-rhizobial endophytic bacteria from the root nodules of Glycine max (soybean), Vigna radiata (mung bean) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea). The bacteria were characterized for plant growth promoting properties such as indole acetic acid production, phosphate and zinc solubilisation, nitrogen fixation and hydrogen ...
Marzieh Bakhtiyarifar, Naeimeh Enayatizamir, Khosro Mehdi Khanlou   +2 more
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Vermicomposting grape marc yields high quality organic biofertiliser and bioactive polyphenols

Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2014
Grape is the largest fruit crop in the world, and most (80%) of the harvested fruit is used to make wine. The main by-product of the wine industry is called grape marc, which consists of the stalks, skin, pulp and seeds that remain after pressing the grapes. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether grape marc could be processed by vermicomposting
Jorge, Domínguez, Hugo, Martínez-Cordeiro, Marta, Álvarez-Casas, Marta, Lores   +3 more
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Biofertiliser (Mycorrhiza) Technology in Mine Ecorestoration

2012
The coal mine overburden (OB) materials vary widely in their physical, chemical and biological properties than natural soil, which affect the plant establishment, survival and growth. To reclaim these OB dumps biologically, a long-term nutrient cycling between soil and plant has to be established.
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