Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

Agriculture is the sole element in human livelihood. World human population depends on agriculture for food, feed, fiber, gum and products of medicinal value. To meet the need of increasing population for food requires suitable methods for agricultural practices. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used indiscriminately for increasing crop yields. The indiscriminate use of agrochemicals causes environmental pollution leading to public health hazard. Biofertilizers finds important role in sustainable agriculture. This review provides the use of microorganisms as biofertilizer, their role in maintaining soil fertility and increasing crop yield for sustainable agriculture.