Plant-based microbes library houses 15K samples to steer farming

At least 15,000plant microbial samplesfrom Tawang inArunachal Pradeshto caves in Kerala are housed in the newly established Bionexus library set up by Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture startupBioprime Agrisolutionson Sinhagad Road. They were sourced from over 300 locations across India.

The collection houses microbes from the sea level to 16,500 ft, from pH 5 to 11, from rainfall regions of 210mm to 11,430 mm, and from -8 degreec C to 70 degrees C covering grasslands, rain forests, lakes, caves, deserts, Glaciers, river basins, hot water, and sulfur springs and mines.

The initiative will unlock the hidden potential of microbial communities residing within Plants and develop products in the form of manure for agriculture to improve productivity and to get rid of pests.

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