Brinjal

Brinjal is a  good source of calcium, phosphorous, iron and vitamin B.  Its powerful antioxidant property is useful for the patients suffering from asthma, bronchitis, high blood cholesterol and cholera. Although brinjal is cultivated in different parts of India, but the productivity is very low (17.5 tons/ha) as against total world productivity (26.1tons/ha), whereas, in Odisha the brinjal production in has a productivity of 14.5 tons/ha annually. Chemical fertilizers are extensively used in brinjal crops which caused various threats to environmental, human, and soil health over a period of time. However, soil microorganisms play a significant role in regulating the dynamics of organic matter decomposition and the availability of plant nutrients. Hence, the application of biofertilizers is becoming popular these days as an important alternative to chemical fertilizers.  On the basis of the application of bio-fertilizers, it can be broadly classified as:

  1. Nitrogenous (N) bio-fertilizer 
  2. Phosphatic (P) bio-fertilizer