Biofertilizers in Malaysian agriculture: perception, demand and promotion. In: 2002 FNCA Joint Workshop on Mutation Breeding and Biofertilizer, 20-23 August 2002, Beijing, China. (Submitted) (2002)
Abstract
Since the beginning of the “Green Revolution” in the early 1970’s, which focused on food crop productivity, through high-yielding varieties, agrochemicals and irrigation system, chemical fertilizers were extensively used throughout most of agricultural Asia. In fact, Asia is the world's largest user of chemical fertilizers, consuming around 40% of the global total each year. The emphasis on chemical fertilizers, which sometimes led to injudicious application, has meant that the soil be regarded as an inert substrate for plant roots, instead of a living biosphere, the rhizosphere, containing a myriad of organisms. It is now realized that in agricultural lands under intensive monoculture system, including paddy rice, which receive heavy applications of chemical fertilizers alone, productivity is slowly declining, and environmental quality is deteriorating too. In the light of these problems, the use of organic fertilizers, biofertilizers and other microbial products is crucial in the current attempt to make the agriculture industry a viable component of a healthy and pleasant ecosystem.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Keywords: | Biofertilizers, Organic fertilizers, Microbial products, Organic chemistry |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Applied Sciences > Biology By Subject > Applied Sciences > Environmental Technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Ismail Zanudin |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2021 00:53 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2021 00:53 |
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