The short answer for cumin: 100 g of Mycorrhiza VAM powder (₹250/acre) at sowing plus 1 litre of NPK Consortia (₹94/acre) at 25–30 days. Total biofertilizer cost ₹344 per acre. Full Rabi schedule, dosage and prices inside.

Garlic is a shallow-rooted, phosphorus-hungry Rabi crop. Here is the exact NPK Consortia + Mycorrhiza VAM dose per acre, what it costs, and the sowing-to-bulbing schedule Indian garlic growers should follow in 2026.

The best biofertilizer for mustard (sarson / rai) is liquid NPK Consortia at 1 litre per acre plus Mycorrhiza (VAM) at 100 g per acre, applied at sowing in October–November. Together they cut DAP and urea by 25–40%, improve siliqua fill and oil content, and lift yield 10–15%. NPK Consortia costs ₹4,699 per 50 Ltr drum; VAM Powder 1 kg is ₹2,499 for ~10 acres. Full rabi dosage, timing and FAQ inside.

The best biofertilizer for maize is liquid NPK Consortia at 1 litre per acre plus Mycorrhiza (VAM) at 100 g per acre. Together they cut urea and DAP use by 25–40%, deepen roots for drought tolerance and lift cob fill. NPK Consortia costs ₹4,699 per 50 Ltr drum; VAM Powder 1 kg is ₹2,499 for ~10 acres. Full dosage, timing and FAQ inside.

For a 1-acre banana plantation (about 1,200-1,400 plants), the practical Orgogrowth programme is 5 litres of NPK Consortia per acre per application (4 applications per crop cycle) plus 100 g of Mycorrhiza VAM powder at planting. Total biofertilizer cost works out to roughly Rs 2,100-2,300 per acre for the full cycle, against a typical chemical fertilizer saving of 25-30%.

The best biofertilizer combination for banana in India is Mycorrhiza (VAM) at planting plus NPK Consortia through drip — cutting DAP use 40–60% and saving ₹4,000–6,000 per acre. Full dosage schedule, prices and FAQ inside.