A biofertilizer is a substance that contains living micro-organisms which, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant. It is essentially a culture of beneficial microbes.
Biofertilizer is a
Asked in STAFF NURSE UNANI 2023 · Topic: Biofertilizers (Definition and Significance of Biofertilizers)
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Answer: A. Culture having the desired strain of micro-or‐ ganisms
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