Discussion on microbial enhancement of soil fertility, biofilmed-biofertilizers, biochar etc. - Focus Sri Lanka.  

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Prepared by Chandre´. Dharmawardana,  email:  chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca

BIO-FERTILIZERS, a write up found at the Indian web-site named "AGRI FARMING", Nov. 2021
    Some Postings (ordered appr. by date) that were used in the discussion on microbial enhancement of soil fertility.
    Shorter email interventions are not found here, but summarized in the Review and discussion

  2. Chris Dharmakirti's Questions to CDW, 8-Nov-2021
  3. CDW's reply: Organic fertilizers and so-called fertilizer mafia, 12-Nov-2021 Island Newspaper
  4. Longer version that appeared in the Thuppahi website of Prof. Michael Roberts. 12-Nov-2021
  5. Prof. Kulasooriya (long article entitled Chemical or Organic); his initial reaction to CDW's article in the Island.
  6. CDW's reply to Prof. Kulasooriya; "Premature marketing of a biofilm fertilizer? by CDW. Nov. 2021
  7. Kulasooriya-MaganaArachchi Review, 2016 cited by CDW
  8. Bodhi Dhanapala's intervention, 23-11-21 version
  9. Commonweaalth Agricultural Bulletin Journal (CABJ) article on Biofilmed Biofertilizers *BBF), 2016 cited by Bodhi. D
  10. Some of Gamini Seneviratne's replies, 14-Nov. to 25 Nov.21
  11. Nimal Chandrasena's intervention, 24-Nov-21
  12. Biofertilzers Frontiers article on microbial fertilzers, 2020 cited by Nimal Chandrasena.
  13. Biofertilizers Nature article on microbial Fertilizers, 2020 cited by Nimal Chandrasena.
  14. Saman Indrajith's 20-02-2017 Island article with the claim "this revolutionary product (BFBF) can replace up to 50% of chemical fertilizer in major commercial crops, and increases yields by up to 20-30%.
  15. 8-Sept-2021, Colombo University website, Research Team: Dr. Thilini A. Perera, Prof. Shamala Tirimanne, Prof. Gamini Seneviratne, Prof. S. A. Kulasooriya claim 50% reduction in Urea use when BFBF is incorporated.
  16. Parakrama Waidyanatha's Intervention, 26-11-21 and 4-March-2017 (Island article on BBF and the "Toxin-Free" program.
  17. Ben Basnayake's intervention, 26-11-2021
  18. CDW's comments on Basnayake's views
  19. Prof. Kulasooriya published an Island newspaper artcile, Don't deride Sri Lankan Scientists, 29-11-2021
  20. CDW replies to Prof. Kulasooriya, Island, 4-Dec-2021
  21. Plot of harvests using chemical fertilzer alone and with BBF, Maha Illuppallama, 2016
  22. Kulasooriya et al Post-Covid-19Agriculture: way forward
  23. Chris Dharmakirti 08 Dec 3021 message, and response by Nimal Chandrasena, 08-12-21
  24. Reply by Ben Basnayake; comments by Vijaya Kumar Bodhi Dhana, Gamini S and CDW, mainly on biochar and BFBF, also on CKDu, 9-10 Dec-2021
    Wang et al, 2019, cited by Basnayake: Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in biochars and human health risks of food crops grown in biochar-amended soils: A synthesis study.
  25. Sirimal Premakumar's comments reg. "getting best out of biodiversity what the nature has gifted to us", 11-Dec-2021
  26. CDW's Reply to Prof. Premakumar, 12-12-2021
  27. Dr. Kirti Tennakoon's note says: See my article "Perpetuating Myths about Fertilizers", The Island Monday 19th May 2021. There I have ... commented about Biofilms, 13-12-21
  28. Bodhi Dhanapala, reply to Dr. Dharmawardana, and Dr. Sirimal Premakumara, 13-12-2021
  29. Comemnts by Basnayake, Methika Vithanage, CDW and inserts in red by CDW-13-14, Dec 2021
  30. Dr. Ranil Senanayake on Organic Agr., Kirti Tennakoon and CDW, 12-14 Dec. 2021
  31. Ranil Senanayke's false claim of non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka increasing exponenially due to use of agrochemicals, Dec 2021 where the graph shows linear increase due to aging population.
  32. SiriMunasinghe-Can we set up a cheap "Pohora" Factory ? - Dr. Vijaya Kumar's response explaining local difficulties in going from Research and Development to The Market, inserted notes by CDW in RED, 17-18 Dec 2021
  33. RMG Rajapaksa on Innovation and commercialization 18-Dec-21
  35. We close this discussion, wishing you all a Merry Christmas, a happy and healthy new year.
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    NOTES
  • Bio-revolution, 2020 Report, McKinsey Global Institute. Authors: Manyika, San Francisco; Smit, Amsterdam; Woetzel, Shanghai
  • Farmers Reject Liquid "organic" Fertilizer, Island 23-Dec-2021

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