Table 2.
Some famous marketed microbe-based biofertilizers and target crops.
| Name of Manufactured Products and Producer (in Italic) | Strain | Formulation | Crops Suited | Benefits According to the Authors | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioGro Nguyen Thanh Hien in Hanoi University (Vietnam) |
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Bacillus subtilis Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Candida tropicalis |
Solid in peat | Rice (Oryza sativa) | Improve rice yield | [118] |
| Biofix MEA company limited (Kenya) |
Rhizobium | solid | -Soya bean (Glycine max) -Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) -Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
Cheaper than chemical nitrogen Lighter to transport, requires less labor effective for many crops |
[109] |
| Bio N Nutri-Tech Solutions (Australia) |
Azotobacter spp. | liquid | Horticulture | Access free atmospheric nitrogen. Increase yield and quality. Reduce soil erosion. Improve water retention. Enhance germination. Promote root growth. Phosphate release |
[114] |
| Microbin and Azottein Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture |
Klebsiella, Bacillus, Azotobacter Azospirillum |
Carrier material | Barley cultivar Giza | Increased the different plant characteristic increases in grain yield reached approximately 24.8 and 27.2% |
[92,104] |
| Legumefix Legume Technology (UK) |
Bradyrhizobium japonicum | Sterile peat inoculant | Soybean and cowpea | grain yield (12–19%) relative to the control | [96] |
| Leguspirflo SoyGro (South Africa) |
Azospirillum brasilense | Liquid | soybean | Inefficient | [97] |
| TerraMax’s Micro AZ product TerraMax (Minnesota, USA) |
Azospirillum brasilense
A. lipoferum. |
Liquid | Wheat, Corn and Grain Sorghum | Improve root structure and stimulate root growth Provide biological nitrogen fixation Increases yields Stimulates rooting Increases yields |
[119,120] |
| Nitrofix P Agro-Input Suppliers Limited (AISL) (Malawi) |
Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bradyrhizobium elkanii | Dry- inoculum based on gamma-sterilized peat | Soybeans | Promotes an increase in the yield by an average of 14.3–20.3% Reduced the nitrogen requirement |
[79] |
| Vault LVL BASF (Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik) Germany |
B. japonicum + Bacillus subtilis | Liquid | Soybeans | Biomass yield improved | [98,100] |