ASSIGNMENT

On
UNIT 1 Biofertilizers

Submitted to:

Sir Nidheesh Kammadavil

HOD BOTANY

Submitted by

Nomechienü

Msc 1st sem

 Objective Questions

1. Who is Norman Borlaug ?

2. Rhizosphere is the?

3. What are NPK fertilizers?

4. Increased dependence of modern agriculture causes?

5. Who is the father of India's Green Revolution?

6. Alternatives for chemical fertilizers?

7. In simple terms how does chemical and organic fertilizers differ?

8. What kind of bacteria stimulate plant growth?

9. The three essential nutrients for plant growth are?

10. The shelf life of biofertilizers is?

11. Interaction of microbial strains in biofertilizers with rhizosphere causes?

12. Azolla fixes atmospheric nitrogen in association with?

13. Biofertilizers can be classified based on?

14. Food produced in continuous chemically fertilized soil has?

15. Increased growth of algae or acquatic plant is known as _______ and caused due to ____

16. How does healthy soil and degraded soil differ in structure?

17. Soil is also referred to as?

18. The presence of silica in plants causes the leaf to become?

19. The amount of nitogen fixed by biofertilizers depend on what factors?

20. Which group of bacteria produces phytohormones?

Descriptive type questions

1. Define chemical fertilizers? List some hazards of excessive use of fertilizers in India,
siting case studies as examples?

2. Define biofertilizers? Describe the importance of biofertilizers in agriculture?

3. List some advantages and disadvantages of chemical fertilizers?

4. Classify biofertilizers based on their nature and function?

5. What are the disadvantages of biofertilizers? List the different constraints in

biofertilizers with examples?