Seed Coating/Seed Treatment: 1 kg of seeds will be coated with a slurry mixture of 10 g of Bacillus firmus and 10 g of crude sugar in sufficient water. The coated seeds will then be dried in shade and sow or broadcast in the field.

Seedling Treatment: Dip the seedlings into the mixture of 100 grams of Bacillus firmus and sufficient amount of water.

Soil Treatment: Mix 3-5 kg per acre of Bacillus firmus with organic manure/organic fertilizers. Incorporate the mixture and spread into the field at the time of planting/sowing.

Irrigation: Mix 3 kg per acre of Bacillus firmus in a sufficient amount of water and run into the drip lines.