Phosphobacteria - Bacillus megaterium
Crops
Sugarcane, Paddy, Coconut, Turmeric, Banana, Tea, Cardamom, Coffee, Castor, Tobacco, Vegetables, Flowering Plants.
Salient Features
- Bannari P-Solubilizer produces various organic acids for solubilizing the insoluble 'P' in soil and make it available to the plants.
- Bannari P-Solubilizer helps the crops to get high amount of phosphorus that improves the growth of root and other parts of plants viz flowers, fruits, tubers and seeds.
- Bannari P-Solubilizer reduces the requirement of inorganic 'P' fertilizer to the extent of 25%.
- Bannari P-Solubilizer secretes plant growth promoting substances like Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) and Gibberellic Acid (GA).
- Bannari P-Solubilizer increases the protein content and quality in cereals.
- Bannari P-Solubilizer can be combined with nitrogen fixing and potash mobilizing biofertilizers
Methods of Application
Seed treatment
Mix 200 gm of Bannari P-Solubilizer with 200 ml rice gruel or 5% jaggery solution. Treat the seed materials required for an acre in the slurry, shade dry for 30 minutes and sow the seeds within 24 hrs.
Seedling dip
Mix 1 kg of Bannari P-Solubilizer in 50 litres of water. Dip the seedling required for an acre in this solution for 10 minutes before planting.
Soil Application
Mix 4 kgs of Bannari P-Solubilizer per acre with 500 kgs of well decomposed farm yard manure or biocompost and apply to the field.