Nowadays, factors such
as soil degradation, chemical pollution, the demand for safe food and more
importantly, the rising cost of petroleum have forced farmers to seek other
alternatives other than chemical inputs. The role of microbes in building up
soil nutrients has often been ignored and a ‘living soil’ is the ultimate goal.
Soil enhancer includes composts, microbial inoculants and enzyme preparations
used for enriching soil (Paper presented at International Workshop on
Sustained Management of the Soil-Rhizophere System for Efficient Crop
Production and Fertlizer Use, 16-20 October 2006, Land Developemt Department
Bangkok 10900 Thailand).
The
role of microbes in building LILE inoculants are 4-in-1 microbial inoculants (Bacillus
megaterium, Bacillus mucilaginosus, Azatobacter chroococcum, Rhizobium
japonicum) to boost the performances of organic fertilizer. This trial
was run to compare crop (oil palm seedlings) performances
using bio organic fertilizer (BOF) WITH and WITHOUT
LILE Inoculants as potting material, from the date of sowing until the
transplanting date.
