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datestamp: 2013-03-19 08:34:15
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Sahrawat, K L
creators_name: Wani, S P
icrisatcreators_name: Sahrawat, K L
icrisatcreators_name: Wani, S P
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Soil Testing as a Tool for On-Farm Fertility Management: Experience from the Semi-arid Zone of India
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.11
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Balanced nutrient management, crop productivity and quality, diagnosis of nutrient problems, soil quality, soil test-based recommendation, water shortage, water-use efficiency
abstract: Rainfed agriculture in the dry regions is affected by water shortages. Our earlier research showed that the deficiencies not only of major nutrients but also those of sulfur (S) and micronutrients are holding back the potential of agricultural production systems. The objectives of this article are to discuss the efficacy of soil testing to diagnose nutrient deficiencies using 28,270 diverse soil samples collected from farmers' fields in the semi-arid tropical (SAT) regions of India and to confirm the efficacy of the soil test-based balanced nutrient management in enhancing productivity of a range of crops in on-farm farmer participatory trials under rainfed conditions. Results of a large numbers of on-farm trials demonstrated that soil testing is indeed an effective tool for on-farm fertility management, a prerequisite for sustainably enhancing the productivity in rainfed areas in the SAT regions of India. The need to strengthen the soil-testing infrastructure in the country is emphasized.
date: 2013
date_type: published
publication: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
volume: 44
number: 6
publisher: Taylor & Francis
pagerange: 1011-1032
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0010-3624
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2012.750339
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funders: Government of Andhra Pradesh
funders: Department for International Development (DFID, UK)
funders: World Bank special fund for Watershed Development
funders: Government of Karnataka
funders: Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
projects: Andhra Pradesh Rural Livelihood Program
citation:   Sahrawat, K L and Wani, S P  (2013) Soil Testing as a Tool for On-Farm Fertility Management: Experience from the Semi-arid Zone of India.  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 44 (6).  pp. 1011-1032.  ISSN 0010-3624     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/6669/1/COMMUN_SOIL_SCI_PLAN_44_6_1011-1032_2013.pdf
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/6669/7/COMMUN_SOIL_SCI_PLAN_44_6_1011-1032_2013.pdf