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4 y4u kn4 LIuL LIe IumbIe c4 dung cun be used In u IIgI LecIn4I4gy ugrIcuILuruI prucLIce?
ReseurcIers Ir4m LIe epurLmenL 4I AgrIcuILuruI CIemIsLry und S4II ScIence, BIdIun CIundru
KrIsII VIsuvIdyuIu und MSV ub4ruL4rIes PrIvuLe Ld dem4nsLruLed LIe p4LenLIuI use 4I IrrudIuLed
c4 dung us u currIer 4I bI4IerLIIIzers.
On JuIy q, LIIs yeur LIe B4urd 4I RudIuLI4n und s4L4pe TecIn4I4gy (BRT), epurLmenL 4I AL4mIc
Energy (AE) sIgned u Mem4rundum 4I UndersLundIng (MOU) ILI MSV ub4ruL4rIes PrIvuLe
ImILed I4r seLLIng up u rudIuLI4n pr4cessIng pIunL uL MIdnupur, WesL BenguI. TIe pIunL III pr4cess
6o,ooo Te 4I c4 dung c4mp4sL unnuuIIy I4r use us u currIer 4I bI4IerLIIIzers.
BRT III 4IIer LecInIcuI guIdunce IncIudIng d4sImeLry L4 LIe c4mpuny und LIe c4mpuny III beur
LIe enLIre cupILuI InvesLmenL.
obilising notrients
Acc4rdIng L4 LIe nLernuLI4nuI Cr4p ReseurcI nsLILuLe I4r SemI ArId Tr4pIcs (CRSAT), bI4
IerLIIIzers ure reudy L4 use I4rmuIuLes 4I sucI beneIIcIuI mIcr44rgunIsms IIcI 4n uppIIcuLI4n L4
seed, r44L 4r s4II m4bIIIze LIe uvuIIubIIILy 4I nuLrIenLs by LIeIr bI4I4gIcuI ucLIvILy In purLIcuIur, und
IeIp buIId up LIe mIcr4II4ru und In Lurn LIe s4II IeuILI In generuI.
CRSAT IIsLs LIe I4II4Ing: I4r IIxIng nILr4gen, RIyz4bIum I4r Iegume cr4ps und Az4L4bucLer
JAz4spIrIIIum I4r n4n Iegume cr4ps; AceL4bucLer I4r sugurcune 4nIy; BIuegreen uIgue und Az4IIu I4r
I4 Iund puddy; I4r pI4spI4rus m4bIIIzuLI4n, pI4spIuLIku Is L4 be uppIIed ILI RIIz4bIum,
Az4L4bucLer, Az4spIrIIIum und uceL4bucLer; I4r enrIcIed c4mp4sL, CeIIuI4IyLIc IunguI cuILure 4r
PI4spI4LIcu und Az4L4bucLer cuILure.
ReseurcIers prepure bI4IerLIIIzers us currIerbused In4cuIunLs c4nLuInIng eIIecLIve mIcr44rgunIsms.
TIIs enubIes eusyIundIIng, I4ngLerm sL4ruge und IIgI eIIecLIveness 4I bI4IerLIIIzers. Acc4rdIng L4
LIe ENCA's io-jertilizer Mcnucl, u g44d currIer musL be n4nL4xIc; IL sI4uId Iuve g44d cupucILy L4
ubs4rb m4IsLure; IL sI4uId be eusy L4 pr4cess und sI4uId be Iree 4I Iump I4rmIng muLerIuIs.
The reqoirements
G44d currIer muLerIuI musL be eusIIy uvuIIubIe In udequuLe quunLILIes; IL sI4uId be InexpensIve und
sI4uId Iuve g44d udIesI4n L4 LIe seeds.
TIe currIer sI4uId be eusy L4 be sLerIIIzed eILIer by uuL4cIuvIng 4r by gummu IrrudIuLI4n.
CIurc4uI, IIgnILe und peuL ure c4sLIy und ure n4L reudIIy uvuIIubIe In LIe murkeL; s4 LIe scIenLIsLs Ir4m
LIe epurLmenL 4I AgrIcuILuruI CIemIsLry und S4II ScIence, BIdIun CIundru KrIsII VIsuvIdyuIu und
MSV ub4ruL4rIes PrIvuLe Ld cI4se I4 c4sL c4 dung c4mp4sL (CC)us u suLIsIucL4ry currIer
muLerIuI (ourncl oj Intercccdemecic, Jun Mur. zo11).
CC Is n4n L4xIc L4 LIe desIred sLruIns 4I LIe In4cuIunLs. L Ius g44d m4IsLure ubs4rpLI4n cupucILy
und Is eusy L4 pr4cess. TIe uuLI4rs I4und gummu sLerIIIzuLI4n Is eIIecLIve und Iess LIme c4nsumIng
LIun uuL4cIuvIng.
N4rmuIIy, m4sL currIer muLerIuIs ure c4nLumInuLed ILI 4LIer bucLerIu. SLerIIIzuLI4n 4IIers nuLrIenL
und pIuce L4 LIe In4cuIunL bucLerIu uguInsL LIe 4ccupuLI4n by LIe c4nLumInuLed undJ4r nuLIve
bucLerIu. TIIs Is Imp4rLunL L4 keep LIe number 4I In4cuIunL bucLerIu 4n currIer durIng LIe sL4ruge
perI4d beI4re use.
UnsLerIIIzed currIer muLerIuI III cuuse undesIrubIe dIspersI4n 4I puLI4genIc bucLerIu InL4
ugrIcuILuruI IIeIds.
ScIenLIsLs exp4sed LIe sumpIes 4I ru muLerIuI In I4 densILy, 6 L4 ;o mIcr4n LIIck p4IyeLIyIene
bugs L4 vurI4us d4ses 4I gummu rudIuLI4n
TIey I4und LIuL CC, IrrudIuLed ILI u gummu d4se 4I okGy, cun be used us u currIer I4r bI4
IerLIIIzers (Gy Is u unIL 4I rudIuLI4n d4se. WIen LIe d4se Is 4ne Gy LIe rudIuLI4n energy ubs4rbed per
kII4grumme 4I muLerIuI Is 4ne j4uIe; sInce durIng rudIuLI4n sLerIIIzIng e use Iurge d4ses 4I rudIuLI4n,
muILIpIes 4I Gy sucI us kII4Gy 4r 1ooo Gy ure used).
igh initiul cost
TIe InILIuI c4sL 4I gummu IrrudIuLI4n InsLuIIuLI4n III be IIgI, uL Rs.o mIIII4n c4mpured L4 uuL4cIuve
(Rs.zo mIIII4n).
A L4n 4I IrrudIuLed c4 dung c4mp4sL currIer III c4sL 4nIy Rs.z8 us uguInsL Rs.zo,;o I4r u L4n 4I
sLerIIIzed cIurc4uI. TIe muj4r reus4n I4r LIIs Is LIe c4sL 4I cIurc4uI (Rs.zo,ooo) c4mpured L4 c4
dung (Rs.z, zo)
A muj4r dIIIIcuILy ILI LIe pr4jecL muy be LIe c4IIecLI4n 4I en4ugI ru muLerIuI. MSV ub4ruL4rIes
PrIvuLe ImILed muy Iuve L4 seL up u cIuIn 4I c4 dung c4IIecLI4n cenLres L4 keep LIe pr4grumme
runnIng.
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