Authors : A. S. Mahakalkara, P. P. Moreya and S. R. Nimbarte
Page Nos : 406-411
Description :
Chemical fertilizers despite having advantages cannot be visualized as most efficient because of their side effects, posing threat to human health and decreasing fertility of soil after excess use. Hence to overcome this problem, the best alternative towards which the world is aiming today is organic farming. Organic fertilizers like liquid biofertilizers can be used to reduce the risk of accumulation of chemicals in food chain.
This project aims towards the preparation of liquid biofertilizers using biowaste such as orange, lemon, Papaya, pineapple peels, activated with acid for improving the fertility of soil, which in turn increases the growth of plants and making them less prone towards the diseases. Tests were done to determine the increase in useful microbial flora amendment of LBF liquid biofertilizers in soil which are responsible for increase in phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen content of soil. The LBF increases the fertility of soil more efficiently than the regular chemical fertilizers, further they are eco-friendly and are found to be cheap alternative for agrochemicals.
