Balanced Nutrient Management for Crop Intensification and Livelihood Improvement: A Case Study from Watershed in Andhra Pradesh, India

    Chennamaneni, S R and Wani, S P and Chander, G and Sahrawat, K L (2014) Balanced Nutrient Management for Crop Intensification and Livelihood Improvement: A Case Study from Watershed in Andhra Pradesh, India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0010-3624

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    Abstract

    Soil health assessment of farmers’ fields in watershed villages in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India showed widespread deficiencies of sulfur (S), boron (B), and zinc (Zn) in addition to organic carbon and phosphorus (P). Participatory on-farm trials on soil test-based application of deficient Zn, B, and S along with nitrogen (N) and P during 2009 to 2012 significantly increased crop yields over farmers’ practice (FP) – by 31% to 45% in chickpea, 15% to 16% in cotton, 12% to 15% in paddy, and 8% to 9% in sugarcane. Total soluble sugars in sugarcane under balanced nutrition (BN) increased by 13%. Residual benefits of S, B, and Zn were observed in succeeding chilly crop (12% higher yield). Benefit to cost (B:C) ratios of BN ranged between 2.8 to 8.5 in chickpea, 2.6 to 4.4 in cotton, 2.3 to 2.9 in paddy, and 7.1 to 11.4 in sugarcane, indicating economic feasibility for scaling-up.

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: RP-Resilient Dryland Systems
    CRP: CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Balanced nutrition, boron, crop productivity, soil health, sulfur, zinc boron, crop productivity, soil health, sulfur, zinc
    Subjects: Others > Watershed Management
    Others > Food and Nutrition
    Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
    Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2014 05:19
    Last Modified: 15 Oct 2014 05:12
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/8101
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2014.912298
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