Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in a Sustainable Rice—Wheat Cropping System

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mahajan, Anil (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gupta, R. D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.

India’s rice and wheat crops are in crisis – a dangerous situation for a nation where 75 per cent of the population depends on agriculture for a living. Today’s falling or static yields in these two key crops have been the result of the intensification of agriculture from the 1960s on. That so-calle...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Concept of INM System
• Need of INM System in Modern Agriculture
• Components of INM System
• Bio-Fertilizers: Their Kinds and Requirement in India
• Potential of Organic Resources as Plant Nutrients in India
• The Rice–Wheat Cropping System
• Balanced Use of Plant Nutrients
• Effective Use of Fertilizers and Water Management for Rice–Wheat Cropping System
• Role of INM in Sustainable Rice–Wheat Cropping System
• Soil-Related Constraints in the Rice and Wheat Production
• Constraints in the Adoption of INM System
• Future Research Strategies/Priorities.