Conventional NPK fertilizers are derived from chemicals. Production of these inorganic fertilizers is not carbon-neutral technology. Apart from industrial air pollution, these fertilizers cause water pollution by entering into natural water bodies from agricultural water runoff. Therefore, finding an alternative organic source of fertilizers is essential. Traditional organic fertilizers are nutrient-rich but not enough to fulfill the demand.
Heterocystous filamentous cyanobacterial species are primitive atmospheric Nitrogen fixers and are rich sources of biofertilizer. Various nutritional components, growth factors, phytohormones, extracellular polysaccharides which are a potential replacement for Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP), and soluble algal products (Sap) rich in Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Vitamins, Minerals, Sugars, Peptides, Proteins, Amino acids, Cytokinins, Auxins, Abscisic acid, etc. are futuristic growth-boosting alternatives in advanced farming. Therefore, exploring the essential benefits of algae-based biofertilizers and conceptualizing them for actual agricultural practices is a need. Everflow utilizes some of the best nitrogen fixers for wastewater/air treatment and then the biomass produced turned into the best quality biofertilizer.
