?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3769%2F&rft.title=Macro-benefits+from+boron%2C+zinc+and+sulfur+application+in+Indian+SAT%3A+a+step+for+grey+to+green+revolution+in+agriculture.+Global+Theme+on+Agroecosystems+Report+no.+16+%0D%0A&rft.creator=Rego%2C+T+J&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Sahrawat%2C+K+L&rft.creator=Pardhasaradhi%2C+G&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=The+semi-arid+tropics+(SAT)%2C+spread+over+11.6+million+KM+square+worldwide%2C+is+home+to+millions+of+poor+people.+The+soils+are+low+in+fertility+and+degraded+to+varying+extent.+The+climate+is+characterized+by+undependable+rainfall%2C+high+average+temperature+and+water+stress+situations+for+crop+growth.+The+SAT+is+densely+populated+and+a+large+number+of+poor+in+this+region+depend+on+agriculture.+The+green+revolution+in+Asia+bypassed+the+large+tracts+of+rainfed+systems.+ICRISAT+is+committed+to+improve+livelihoods+of+millions+of+poor+living+in+the+SAT+by+undertaking+agricultural+research+for+impact+in+a+partnership+mode.+The+new+watershed+model+emphasize+the+management+of+water+as+an+entry+point+for+improving+livelihoods+through+convergence+of+natural+resource-based+activities.+ICRISAT's+on-farm+community+watershed+research+in+Asia+revealed+that+the+SAT's+subsistence+agricultural+systems+have+soils+depleted+not+only+in+macronutrients+but+also+in+micronutrients+such+as+zinc+and+boron%2C+and+secondary+nutrients+like+sulfur+beyond+the+critical+limits.+Widespread+(80-100%25)+deficiencies+of+micro+and+secondary+nutrients+were+observed+in+farmers'+field+in+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+Substantial+increase+in+yields+by+20+to+80%25+due+to+micronutrient+amendments%2C+and+a+further+increase+by+70+to+120%25+due+to+micronutrients+and+adequate+nitrogen+(N)+and+phosphorus+(P)+amendments+in+a+number+of+crops+(maize%2C+sorghum%2C+mung+bean%2C+pigeonpea%2C+castor%2C+chickpea)+in+farmers'+fields+were+observed.+Besides+minimizing+land+degradation%2C+increased+use+efficiency+of+the+inputs+such+as+N+and+P+fertilizers%2C+as+well+as+rainwater%2C+resulted+in+increased+profits+and+increased+productivity.+These+natural+resource+management+(NRM)+interventions+are+integrated+with+improved+genotypes+to+harness+the+full+benefits+in+the+watershed.+The+integrated+genetic+and+natural+resource+management+(IGNRM)+approach+adopted+in+watersheds+will+thus+make+the+grey+to+green+revolution+a+reality.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F3769%2F1%2FMacro-benefitsFromBoronZincAndSulfur_2005.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rego%2C+T+J+and+Wani%2C+S+P+and+Sahrawat%2C+K+L+and+Pardhasaradhi%2C+G++(2005)+Macro-benefits+from+boron%2C+zinc+and+sulfur+application+in+Indian+SAT%3A+a+step+for+grey+to+green+revolution+in+agriculture.+Global+Theme+on+Agroecosystems+Report+no.+16.++Technical+Report.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++