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This book throws light on the importance of using biofertilizers in combination for effective improvement of coffee growth and also vigour of the seedlings at the nursery stage.This is a carrier based microbial product which contains N fixing, P & Zn solubilizing and plant growth promoting microbes. The specialty of this product is that farmers need not to apply N fixing, phosphorous solubilizing and growth promoting bacteria individually. Apart from improving growth, the bioinoculants have the dual role of reducing coffee root lesion nematode and inducing host plant tolerance to coffee leaf rust disease infection.

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Dr. P. Panneerselvam, Scientist is presently working as Scientist at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India. He has been working on plant microbes interaction and soil microbiological aspects for past 15 years. Dr. M. Thangaraju, Professor (Retd) has vast experience in Agricultural Microbiology for more than 30 years.

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