What is Symbion-N?
Symbion-N is a bio-fertilizer based on the selective strains of nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as Rhizobium, Azospirillum, Acetobactor and Azotobactor. This is available in liquid (1x109 bacterial cells/ml) formulation.
Mode of Action
Rhizobium: This is a nodulating type of micro-organism associating symbiotically with the root of the legume plants. It produces nodules and fixes the atmospheric nitrogen through the process of Biological Nitrogen Fixation and makes it available to the plant in an easily assimilable and utilizable form.
Azospirillum: It is an associative type of microorganism capable of colonizing the root surface of the plants. By establishing a symbiotic associationship, it helps the plants in getting the nutrient 'N' (Nitrogen) from the atmosphere. It fixes the atmospheric nitrogen through the process of Biological Nitrogen Fixation and makes it available to the plants in an easily assimilable and utilizable form.
Acetobacter: It is an endotrophic micro-organism capable of living inside the plant tissues, especially in Sugarcane. It is capable of fixing the atmospheric nitrogen through the process of biological nitrogen fixation in an unique manner even as an endophyte and makes it available to the plants in an easily assimilable and utilizable form. It can live in high sugar levels that exists in sugarcane tissues.
Azotobacter:It is a free living nitrogen fixing bacteria, lives freely in the soil and multiples by making use of the organic matter, as the source of carbon (energy) for its growth and existence. Through the process of biological nitrogen fixation, it fixes the atmospheric nitrogen and makes it available to the plants in an easily assimilable and utilizable form., Acetobactor and Azotobactor. This is available in liquid (1x109 bacterial cells/ml) formulation.