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Contribution, Limitations and Future Of Plant Growth Promoting Consortium in Sustainable Agriculture

  1. Nivedita Mishra Plant & Microbial Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), A-10, Sector-62, NOIDA
  2. Krishna Sundari Sattiraju Plant & Microbial Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), A-10, Sector-62, NOIDA

Abstract

Current agricultural methods rely significantly on chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other agrochemicals to enhance plant growth and combat pathogens, aiming to boost crop yields. However, the accumulation of chemical residues in the soil diminishes soil fertility considerably over a period. These accumulated chemicals gradually alter the soil's chemical composition, ultimately rendering it infertile. The high-risk conditions associated with these agricultural chemicals such as bioaccumulation, chemical toxicity and development of resistance in pathogens is leading to increased awareness and acceptance of sustainable agricultural practices promoting usage of more organic options including microbial alternatives as plant growth promoting microbes. Contemporary agricultural methods prioritize the utilization of biological agents for enhancing plant growth and controlling pests with aim of sustainable soil management, as these are cost effective and ecofriendly. Extensively publicized and scientifically investigated, plant growth-promoting microbes offer promising solutions to enhance crop yield and also provide a better alternative to conventionally used agricultural chemicals. Many such commercial biofertilizers and bio pesticides are available in market, which are cost effective and ecofriendly too. Despite these qualities, market penetration and acceptability of these bioinoculants are limited. The present study explored major limitations of existing bioinoculants, major hurdles affecting formulation quality, gap between potential market demand and production, concepts of consortia to produce synergistic effects, and challenges in consortia-based formulation development. The present study also presented solutions to overcome these bottlenecks so that these bioproducts can help to reduce the toxic chemical load in soils augmenting the soil health and prove to be a valuable and better acceptable option for sustainable agriculture.

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