1Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Centre, M.G. Post Graduate College, Gorakhpur-273001, India
2Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Lucknow-226 010, India
*Corresponding author e-mail: shaktiprabhuji@rediffmail.com
Online published on 9 October, 2017.
The biofertilizer has been prepared from biodegradable kitchen wastes by the use of microbial culture and at the final stage dried and finely powdered leaves of Lawsonia inermis, Boerhaavia diffusa, Cordia myxa, Flacourtia jungomas and Terminalia arjuna were thoroughly mixed. The development and flowering of crop plants have been studied using this biofertilizer mixture. The experimental plants which were grown, using this manure, excelled on all the parameters tested (rate of seed germination, root-shoot ratio, chlorophyll contents in leaves and Nitrate Reductase activity) in comparison to traditional chemical fertilizers and therefore, the prepared biofertilizer has been found to be more effective nutrient supplier with increase rate of secondary metabolites and defence enhancer than the traditional chemical fertilizers without any toxic effect.
Biofertilizer, biodegradable, kitchen, wastes, pathogen