Natural Farming Enhances Plant Defenses System Against Biotic and Abiotic Stressors- Dr. P. C. Patel

Natural Farming (NF) is considered to be an agro-ecology-based diversified farming system, that drastically cuts down input costs by replacing chemical fertilizers with locally made products like Panchagavya, The NF system aims to restore soil health and fertility. It is based on Indian tradition and enriched with a modern understanding of ecology, resource recycling, and on-farm resource optimization. NF integrates crops, trees, and livestock with functional biodiversity and it relies on four pillars- cow dung and urine-based inputs (Beejamrit, Ghanjeevamrit, and Jeevamrit), intercropping, mulching, and limited soil moisture. Zero Budget Natural Farming is a promising tool to minimize the dependence of farmers on purchased inputs and reduces the cost of agriculture by relying on traditional field-based technologies which lead to improved soil health.
Microorganisms: The Viable Approach for Mitigation of Abiotic Stress
Microorganisms are the natural soil microflora having great metabolic aptitudes to the promotion of growth and diminished abiotic stresses. Recent investigation has reported that soil microbial association may have mechanisms for the mitigation of abiotic strains viz. salinity, drought and temperature stress, and heavy metals.
Plant microorganism communications comprise very complex mechanisms under stress conditions by connecting the molecular, biochemical, and physiological processes. Microbes are effectively mitigating the assessment of abiotic stresses through the formation of biofilm and production of exopolysaccharides.
Role of Jeevamrutha to fight against biotic and abiotic stressors
Jeevamrutha is a natural, low-budget, fermented, microbial preparation that enriches the soil helps the growth of microorganisms, and improves the mineralization of the soil. It is a bio-pesticide that contains nearly 10% alcohol while spraying on the crops. It boosts the plant and its growth, gives a good yield, increases beneficial organism activity, and promotes organic carbon in the soil. The microorganisms present in Jeevamrutha can help improve soil fertility, enhance nutrient uptake, and promote plant growth. The presence of these microorganisms can help alleviate the adverse effects of abiotic stressors such as drought, salinity, and temperature stress They can also help protect plants from biotic stressors such as pests, diseases, and pathogens.
Natural Farming enhances plant defenses against biotic and abiotic stressors
Natural farming is a farming method that seeks to enhance plant defenses against biotic and abiotic stressors by improving soil quality, ultimately altering bottom-up regulation of plant defenses. Plants deploy a variety of chemical and physical defenses to protect themselves against herbivores and pathogens. Biostimulants, either natural or synthetic, have been considered as an innovative agronomic tool that can be applied directly to seeds, soil, and whole plants, which usually cause some structural changes in plant processes that ultimately improve plant growth and productivity by alleviating negative effects of abiotic stresses, and thus cause an increase in the yield and quality of the crop.
Significance of plant secondary metabolites
Secondary metabolites play an important role in signaling and regulating most of the primary metabolic pathways. They are used by the plants in their defense against herbivores and pathogens. They are also used in making drugs, insecticides, flavors, pigments, scents, rubber, spices, and other industrial materials like gums, and resins for human welfare.

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Natural farming enhances plant defences against biotic and abiotic stressors-Dr.P.C.Patel

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Convenient farming Madd soil degraded and unproductive so for improving soil fertility and soil sustainability, we should have to use natural farming that we are using 5 to 70 years back.