Blue-green algae are a group of prokaryotic,
photosynthetic mircobies variously named as Myxophycease,
Cyanophycease & Cyanobacteria. During the course
of evolution, some of these organism have continued
to retain the primitive character of utilizing molecular
nitrogen from air at the expense of solar energy. This
process is known as Biological Nitrogen Fixation. The
nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria generally have specialized
structures known as hetrocysts, which are requested
as the sites for the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.
The blue algae have minimum growth requirements needing
only diffused light, simple inorganic nutrients and
moisture. The algal inoculants has shown to increase
the fertilizer utilization efficiency(FUE) of the crop
plants through exudation of growth promoting substances
and preventing a part of the applied fertilizer nitrogen
from being lost. This is a very important contribution
in view of the progressive decline in the FUE of food
crops observed since 1970.
Raw Materials:
Commonly available salt as sources
of minerals & trace elements.Paddy straw as carrier.
All these raw materials are indigenously available throughout
the country.
Techno Economics:
Plant Cost-Rs. 76.16(in lakhs)
Contact for
more information
Director Biotech Consortium India Limited
4th flr Kundan House,16
Nehru Place
New Delhi, India
Delhi 110019
Tel: 11 6415314
Fax: 6219541
E-mail: bcil@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in
