Microbial Inoculants for Sustainable Legume Production

摘要: The role of legumes in improving soil fertility is well known and hence being introduced to newer areas enrich the with plant nutrients, especially nitrogen. Since are an important source dietary protein, their production linked food security. Furthermore, identification insecticidal components legume extract fiber pea offers other interesting opportunities growers. All these properties together have generated greater interest growing worldwide. Therefore, there a need enhance productivity legumes. To optimize legumes, synthetic chemicals used which not only costly but also adversely affect environment when inadvertently. circumvent both cost environmental hazards increase rhizobial inoculation either alone or combination growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs), such as phosphate-solubilizing microbes mycorrhizal fungi, been practiced over years. In number studies, inoculations various PGPMs shown enhanced production. Inoculation has found improve uptake nutrients protection against pests, pathogens induce systemic acquired resistance It may, however, be identify that work synergistically crops. this review, published literature on use cultivation compiled so microbial inoculants for sustainable