<ctx:context-object xsi:schemaLocation="info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx http://www.openurl.info/registry/docs/info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx" timestamp="2013-06-06T10:51:41Z" xmlns:ctx="info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:ctx" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XML"><ctx:referent><ctx:identifier>info:oai:icrisat:6843</ctx:identifier><ctx:metadata-by-val><ctx:format>info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc</ctx:format><ctx:metadata><oai_dc:dc xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
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        <dc:title>Improved crop productivity and rural livelihoods through balanced nutrition in the rainfed semi-arid tropics</dc:title>
        <dc:creator>Wani, S P</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Chander, G</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Sahrawat, K L</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Dixit, S</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Venkateswarlu, B</dc:creator>
        <dc:subject>Food and Nutrition</dc:subject>
        <dc:subject>Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics</dc:subject>
        <dc:description>Diagnostic soil analysis in targeted clusters of eight districts in Andhra Pradesh revealed critical&#13;
deficiencies of sulphur (61 to 98%), boron (23 to 98%) and zinc (45 to 85%) in addition to that&#13;
of soil carbon (25 to 97%), and phosphorus (14 to 84%) which are apparently holding back&#13;
the productivity potential. The soil test based application of sulphur, boron and zinc together&#13;
increased productivity by 8 to 102% in cotton, groundnut, castor, sorghum, greengram, cowpea,&#13;
chickpea and maize. Economic assessment reveal that per rupee invested as additional cost&#13;
(` 1,400/- to ` 2,150/-) gave ` 1.6 to 28.5 in return. Residual benefits of balanced nutrition&#13;
were observed during 4 succeeding seasons. Soil health improved in balanced nutrition plots,&#13;
inspite of higher yields and nutrient removal. The results showed that balanced nutrition is the&#13;
way forward to increase crop productivity through resilience building of production systems and&#13;
improve farm based livelihoods in the SAT regions.</dc:description>
        <dc:publisher>International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics</dc:publisher>
        <dc:date>2013</dc:date>
        <dc:type>Monograph</dc:type>
        <dc:type>PeerReviewed</dc:type>
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        <dc:language>en</dc:language>
        <dc:identifier>http://oar.icrisat.org/6843/1/ImprovedCrop_RDS_2013.pdf</dc:identifier>
        <dc:identifier>  Wani, S P and Chander, G and Sahrawat, K L and Dixit, S and Venkateswarlu, 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, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.     </dc:identifier>
        <dc:relation>Resilient Dryland Systems Report no. 58.</dc:relation></oai_dc:dc></ctx:metadata></ctx:metadata-by-val></ctx:referent></ctx:context-object>