http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/8559 2015-10-08T04:19:11Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/8559/ Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes from Herbal Vermicompost Vijayabharathi, R Sathya, A Gopalakrishnan, S Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics Entomology Overreliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers has resulted in problems including safety risks, outbreaks of secondary pests normally held in check by natural enemies, insecticide resistance, environmental contamination, and decrease in biodiversity. The increasing costs and negative effects of pesticides and fertilizers necessitate the idea of biological options of crop protection and production. This includes the use of animal manure, crop residues, microbial inoculum, and composts. They provide natural nutrition, reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers, develop biodiversity, increase soil biological activity, maintain soil physical properties, and improve environmental health. Springer International Publishing 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/8559/1/2015_Chapter-4.pdf Vijayabharathi, R and Sathya, A and Gopalakrishnan, S (2015) Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes from Herbal Vermicompost. In: Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Medicinal Plants. Soil Biology, 42 . Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 71-88. ISBN 978-3-319-13401-7 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13401-7_4 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage