Do Biofertilisers Increase Productivity in Leguminous Crops? A Critical Review of Rhizobial Inoculation, Microbial Consortia and Field-level Yield Responses
Manju M. George · Asian Soil Research Journal · 2026
Biofertilisers are promoted as low-input tools for increasing legume productivity, yet the category encompasses biologically distinct interventions whose field performance is not equally reliable. This critical narrative review evaluates whether microbial inoculants increase the...