Crop Production& Value addition

Crop specific micronutrient for spices

Based on the response to micronutrients and its critical limits, micronutrient mixtures for major spice crops like ginger, turmeric, black pepper and cardamom were developed. Specific mixtures for varying soil pH conditions were developed as IISR Power Mix G (soil pH < 7) &G+ (soil pH > 7) for ginger and IISR Power Mix T (soil pH < 7) &T+ (soil pH > 7) for turmeric. For black pepper and cardamom it was developed as IISR Power mix BP and IISR Power mix C, respectively.

Developed software – SOIL LAB – for soil test based fertility classification and fertilizer recommendation to major spices crops.

PGPR consortium for growth promotion in black pepper and in ginger

Encapsulation technology for smart delivery of agriculturally important microorganisms (Biocapsules)

The first of its kind in the biofertilizer industry, where the microorganism of interest is encapsulated and delivered to crops. This encapsulation technique can be used to deliver all kinds agriculturally important microorganisms.