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Biofertilizers For Increasing Crops Yield: Ackground

The document discusses the development and promotion of biofertilizers in Pakistan to address issues of poor soil fertility and low crop yields. It outlines that the LRRI has successfully developed and commercialized three types of biofertilizers - Biozote-N for legumes, Biozote-P for all crops, and Biozote-Max for non-legumes. The biofertilizers increase crop yields by 10-50%, enhance soil productivity, fix nitrogen, solubilize phosphorus, and control pathogens in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. However, challenges remain in training the private sector in production and farmers in application to ensure successful implementation at scale.

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Biofertilizers For Increasing Crops Yield: Ackground

The document discusses the development and promotion of biofertilizers in Pakistan to address issues of poor soil fertility and low crop yields. It outlines that the LRRI has successfully developed and commercialized three types of biofertilizers - Biozote-N for legumes, Biozote-P for all crops, and Biozote-Max for non-legumes. The biofertilizers increase crop yields by 10-50%, enhance soil productivity, fix nitrogen, solubilize phosphorus, and control pathogens in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. However, challenges remain in training the private sector in production and farmers in application to ensure successful implementation at scale.

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Biofertilizers for Increasing Crops Yield

Background

• Poor soil fertility


• Low organic matter (<1%)
• High pH (8.5)
• Phosphorus fixation (80%) due to high amount of free calcium
carbonates in soil
• Salt affected soils & Brackish underground water (6.7mha)
• Imbalanced use of fertilizers
• Low fertilizer use efficiency
• Current fertilizer use level is quite high but crop yields are low
• Rapid increase in fertilizer prices (up to 3 fold)
• About 20% of natural gas produced is being used for chemical fertilizer
production

Why Biofertilizer

• LRRI successfully promoted Seed inoculants of food legumes


since 1996
• LRRI, NARC further isolated Beneficial microorganisms
isolated for cereals and other crops (rice, maize, wheat,
cotton, sugarecane etc)
• Organisms are multiplied in lab under controlled conditions
• Use as seed inoculants successfully demonstrated since 2007
• They are used to;
i. Enhance the productivity of the soil.
ii. Fix atmospheric nitrogen and solubilize phosphorus.
iii. Stimulate plant growth through synthesis of plant
growth promoting substances and control root pathogens.
iv. Environment friendly & cost effective

Developed & Commercialized Bio-fertilizers

Three types of Biofertilizers developed and are being registered with


Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Punjab, Lahore;

1. Biozote – N: (for legumes)


• Nitrogen fixer for legume crops.
• 20-50% increase crop yields
• Provides 20-25 kg N ha-1 to succeeding crop
2. Biozote – P: (for all crops)
• Solubilizes fixed P in soil
• Increases the efficiency of applied P fertilizers
• Increases the availability of micronutrients
• 10-15% increase crop yields
• Saves P fertilizers up to 25%
3. Biozote – Max: (for all non-legume crops)
• Produces plant growth promoting hormones
• Increases the efficiency of applied fertilizers
• Improves plant growth and vigor
• Controls root pathogens
• 10-15% increase crop yields
•
Issues and Challenges

• New technology require scientific backup during


commercialization
• Private sector need be trained in proper handling during
marketing
• Investment needed for developing production units
• Trained manpower required
• Farmers training needed in seed application and sowing
protocols
• Coherence in operations between production and distribution

Implementation Strategy Control (Un-inoculated)

• Production facilities development


• Public-private investment
• Partners Identification
• Trained manpower for production unit
• Distributes training
• Farmers trainings
• Monitoring for quality assurance

Benefit

• Environment friendly and helps in saving fertilizers and


increases crop yields significantly
• Integral part of sustainable agricultural practices and organic
farming (Biozote Inoculated)
• Appropriate for small entrepreneurs,
• Generate employment and reduce farm poverty

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