ANALYSIS OF MICROORGANISM INCUBATION TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Microbiology

Microbes are an integral part of all earth particles and contribute to soil and plant health. Microorganisms have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, solubilize and mobilize phosphorus, produce antibiotics and disease suppressing molecules. Owing to these properties, they are used in agriculture as biofertilizers and bio pesticides. They are also important in the treatment of solid waste and sewage. They clean up the environment by degradation of several pollutants like pesticides, hydrocarbons, dyes and paints. They also help in the enhanced recovery of oil and metals from low grade ores or aqueous streams. This article focuses on presenting a brief analysis of some of the best known microbes that are helpful to the soil and agriculture and describes methods for incubating them in laboratories. This work collects the aspects of different studies and compiles them to make a simple, general report on the beneficiary activities of the microbes specialized to the field of agriculture. The major goal of studying about these microbes is to help the farmers and other agricultural professionals to adapt themselves and increase the yield without degrading the soil nutrients.

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