FUNGAL BIOAGENT AND VAM ENCAPSULATED ALGINATE BEADS AND ITS APPLICATION THEREOF AS BIOCONTROL AGENT AND BIOFERTILIZER SOIL BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS

摘要

The present invention discloses an encapsulated bead based biofertilizer and biopesticide for soil borne fungal and root knot nematode diseases through soil application. A fungal bioagent and VA-Mycorrhiza are encapsulated in an alginate bead. The alginate carrier bead is developed by mixing sodium alginate, aluminum silicate (Al2O3), clay soil and flyash. The fungal bioagent and VA- Mycorrhiza encapsulated alginate bead facilitates easy dispersion in soil and have a prolonged shelf life.