Production capacity of BVFCL, Namrup Biofertilizer Plant doubled

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NAHARKATIA: The inauguration of the Enhancement of Production Capacity of BVFCL, Namrup Biofertilizer Plant was done on Monday by Director Finance, Subash Ch. Das. This step has been taken up as per Government of India’s emphasis on producing organic fertilizers along with chemical fertilizers. Due to the initiatives taken up by CMD SP Mohanty, the production capacity of the biofertilizer plant has been doubled to meet the demand.

Biofertilizers are organic fertilizers and are required to restore the fertility of the soil. Prolonged use of chemical fertilizers degrades the soil and affects crop yield. Biofertilizers, on the other hand, enhance the water holding capacity of the soil and add essential nutrients such as nitrogen, vitamins and proteins, phosphorus to the soil. Biofertilizer is a substance which contains living micro-organisms i/e. different types of bacteria. When applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, it helps the growth of plants by increasing the supply of essential nutrients to the plants. Two types of biofertilizers are being produced in BVFCL, Namrup: Azotobacter & Phosphobactrin. Urea or other nitrogen rich chemical fertilizers are applied to soil to provide nitrogen to the plants. But plants can’t absorb all the nitrogen content from chemical fertilizers. Azotobacter can fix the remaining nitrogen and supply to the plants.

The main ingredient of biofertilizer is bacteria. The mother culture of bacteria is being procured from Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat. From this mother strain, sub culture is being produced. Similarly phosphate fertilizers like Super Phosphate, Ammonium Phosphate etc. are applied to the soil to provide phosphorus to the plants. Phosphobactrin biofertilizers convert the insoluble parts of phosphate fertilizers to soluble phosphate and supply to the plants. Biofertlizers are not substitute of chemical fertilizers. These work simultaneously with chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers should be applied minimum 3 days before applying biofertilizers.

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