?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=Resilient+Dryland+Systems+Report+no.+58.&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6843%2F&rft.title=Improved+crop+productivity+and+rural+livelihoods+through+balanced+nutrition+in+the+rainfed+semi-arid+tropics&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Chander%2C+G&rft.creator=Sahrawat%2C+K+L&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.creator=Venkateswarlu%2C+B&rft.subject=Food+and+Nutrition&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Diagnostic+soil+analysis+in+targeted+clusters+of+eight+districts+in+Andhra+Pradesh+revealed+critical%0D%0Adeficiencies+of+sulphur+(61+to+98%25)%2C+boron+(23+to+98%25)+and+zinc+(45+to+85%25)+in+addition+to+that%0D%0Aof+soil+carbon+(25+to+97%25)%2C+and+phosphorus+(14+to+84%25)+which+are+apparently+holding+back%0D%0Athe+productivity+potential.+The+soil+test+based+application+of+sulphur%2C+boron+and+zinc+together%0D%0Aincreased+productivity+by+8+to+102%25+in+cotton%2C+groundnut%2C+castor%2C+sorghum%2C+greengram%2C+cowpea%2C%0D%0Achickpea+and+maize.+Economic+assessment+reveal+that+per+rupee+invested+as+additional+cost%0D%0A(%60+1%2C400%2F-+to+%60+2%2C150%2F-)+gave+%60+1.6+to+28.5+in+return.+Residual+benefits+of+balanced+nutrition%0D%0Awere+observed+during+4+succeeding+seasons.+Soil+health+improved+in+balanced+nutrition+plots%2C%0D%0Ainspite+of+higher+yields+and+nutrient+removal.+The+results+showed+that+balanced+nutrition+is+the%0D%0Away+forward+to+increase+crop+productivity+through+resilience+building+of+production+systems+and%0D%0Aimprove+farm+based+livelihoods+in+the+SAT+regions.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6843%2F1%2FImprovedCrop_RDS_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wani%2C+S+P+and+Chander%2C+G+and+Sahrawat%2C+K+L+and+Dixit%2C+S+and+Venkateswarlu%2C+B++(2013)+Improved+crop+productivity+and+rural+livelihoods+through+balanced+nutrition+in+the+rainfed+semi-arid+tropics.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=Resilient+Dryland+Systems+Report+no.+58.