USE OF BIO. FERTILIZERS IN CROP PRODUCTION AND SOIL FERTILITY IN UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR (INDIA)

Modern Horticulture as well as Agriculture involves usage of pesticides and chemical fertilizers with an essence of increasing the worlds food production fertilizers, though they are vital as a nutrient supplement to plants and comprised mainly nitrogen (N), Potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) , Urea, etc. They also cause several health, hazard. Researchers have found Bio fertilizer as an excellent alternative to chemical fertilizers which provide nutrients through the action of nitrogen fixation, solubilizing phosphorus, and trigger plant growth. The study reviews these continuously accessible and ecofriendly nutrients, types and their potential for crop production based on relevant literature and research work carried out by numerous researchers.