Biofilm Biofertilizers-It is being applied to adhere the surface of soil and plant matrix containing consortia of various micro-organism that cut down chemical fertilizer. It is cost effective along with ecofriendly and improve FUE. What about its effect on crop production, does it improve yield significantly or not on short and long term basis.
Global climatic change has an adverse effect on soil fertility, especially on dry land. This because of the increase soil temperature will fasten soil organic matter decomposition process and it will decrease soil organic matter content. The dose of organic fertilizer applied did not support spinach growth and yield optimally, allegedly due to very low initial soil organic matter levels, thusfurther study with higher doses necessary. Biofilm biofertilizer is a biological fertilizer technology that forms a thin layer of microbes when applied. Biofilms biofertilizer and or biopesticides have been developed to improve fertilizer efficiency, increase crop yields, conservation of natural resources and food safety. the biofilm is a complex community of various species of microbes attached to or located close to the plant roots. Biofertilizer biofilms are more resistant to environmental stress, predators and antagonists and have the ability to increase crop yields were higher than conventional biofertilizer. the advantages of biofertilizer which microbial form biofilms than not form biofilms, both in improving nutrients availability, produce plant growth promoting substances (e.g. IAA) and inhibiting plant diseases.Many factors affect food security, including the scarcity of fertile agricultural and, caused of it decrease due to land conversion to non-agricultural sectors. Therefore the use of marginal land to replace the fertile one should be improved. Marginal land is land that has low quality due to several limiting factors when used for specific purposes, but the potential for agricultural land when is managed appropriately.
the formation of biofilm involving various processes including surface conditioning, microbial cell adsorption to conditioned surface, growth of bacteria, and formation of EPS that resulted in growth of biofilm. There are various factors responsible for the formation and growth of biofilm. It includes topography of surface, physicochemical properties of medium, hydrodynamics, horizontal gene transfer, and quorum sensing. the different stages of biofilm development:
1. Initiation of biofilm formation,
2. Maturation of the biofilm, and
3. Regulation of the biofilm architectural structure.
Some ecological advantage and relevance of biofilm can be listed, viz., defense, nutrient availability and metabolic cooperation, colonization, acquisition of new genetic traits, etc.
Uma Nath Shukla Good to see answer from researchers. Time to switch from traditional biofertilizers to biofilm biofertilizers.
Global climatic change has an adverse effect on soil fertility, especially on dry land. This because of the increase soil temperature will fasten soil organic matter decomposition process and it will decrease soil organic matter content. The dose of organic fertilizer applied did not support spinach growth and yield optimally, allegedly due to very low initial soil organic matter levels, thusfurther study with higher doses necessary. Biofilm biofertilizer is a biological fertilizer technology that forms a thin layer of microbes when applied. Biofilms biofertilizer and or biopesticides have been developed to improve fertilizer efficiency, increase crop yields, conservation of natural resources and food safety. the biofilm is a complex community of various species of microbes attached to or located close to the plant roots. Biofertilizer biofilms are more resistant to environmental stress, predators and antagonists and have the ability to increase crop yields were higher than conventional biofertilizer. the advantages of biofertilizer which microbial form biofilms than not form biofilms, both in improving nutrients availability, produce plant growth promoting substances (e.g. IAA) and inhibiting plant diseases.Many factors affect food security, including the scarcity of fertile agricultural and, caused of it decrease due to land conversion to non-agricultural sectors. Therefore the use of marginal land to replace the fertile one should be improved. Marginal land is land that has low quality due to several limiting factors when used for specific purposes, but the potential for agricultural land when is managed appropriately.
the formation of biofilm involving various processes including surface conditioning, microbial cell adsorption to conditioned surface, growth of bacteria, and formation of EPS that resulted in growth of biofilm. There are various factors responsible for the formation and growth of biofilm. It includes topography of surface, physicochemical properties of medium, hydrodynamics, horizontal gene transfer, and quorum sensing. the different stages of biofilm development:
1. Initiation of biofilm formation,
2. Maturation of the biofilm, and
3. Regulation of the biofilm architectural structure.
Some ecological advantage and relevance of biofilm can be listed, viz., defense, nutrient availability and metabolic cooperation, colonization, acquisition of new genetic traits, etc.
Prem Baboo Nice information sir and thank u for attachment of file.
@Prem Baboo , is there an additional research conducted on biofilm biofertilizers in any peer reviewed agricultural or Agricultural microbiology Journal of repute.Please provide.
Prem Baboo Sir kindly provide information as desired by Annangi Subba Rao sir. Thank u sir for asking about biofilm
@ Mahesh Premarathna, from your profile I did not find any peer reviewed journal papers, they are mostly conference papers.You may give one or two papers dealing with basic aspects of biofilm biofertilizers, their mode of action, effect on agricultural crops in the form of crop yields and nutrient uptake, soil nutrient status etc.
Thanks for the very useful information Uma Nath Shukla on a subject I had not known before.
E V Murray... Really it is need of hours and it is very low cost technology.
I have gone through the huge publication list of Dr.Gamini Seneviratne but could not find peer reviewed research paper of my interest .It is O.K.
biofilm biofertilizers are need of the hour to sustainable agriculture development
Arunkumar B R Yes sir...there is need to minimized chemical based cultivation and adopt such practices which nourish nature.
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