Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems

Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems
Author: Raoul Dudal
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789251036655

This publication is structured on the main themes of the consultation: the importance of plant nutrition for meeting agricultural product requirements; soil organic matter, biomass, soil microflora and management of integrated plant nutrition systems; renewable supply of plant nutrients from natural sources and plant nutrient transfer to crops; the place and role of local and external sources of plant nutrients in cropping systems and their evaluation; plant nutrient management in farming systems and in watersheds and territories; and priorities for FAO's Integrated Plant Nutrion Systems (IPNS) programme

Farmers' Response to Integrated Plant Nutrition System

Farmers' Response to Integrated Plant Nutrition System
Author: Shaikh Shamim Hasan
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 9783838352947

The main purpose of this study was to determine response of the farmers towards Integrated Plant Nutrition System (IPNS). Ninety respondents were selected following two-stage proportionate random sampling technique. The study also aimed at explaining the assessment of the present status of IPNS at farmers level. The findings indicated that most of the respondents were middle aged (66.7%) had primary level of education (61.1%), had small farm size (60%) and a small family size (51.1%). The respondents had medium extension contact (58.9%) and medium organizational participation (55.6%). It was also found that most of the respondents were early adopters (42.2%) with a medium knowledge on IPNS. The respondents had favorable attitude with medium to high response (68%) towards IPNS. Moreover, education, extension contact, cosmopoliteness, innovativeness and balanced fertilizer use had strong and positive relationship with the knowledge, attitude and skill of the respondents to IPNS. Farmers' extension contact and their innovativeness contributed significantly to develop their favorable response to IPNS. Among the problems shortage of cowdung were more predominant.

Plant Nutrition for Food Security

Plant Nutrition for Food Security
Author: Rabindra N. Roy
Publisher: FAO
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Food security is an issue of global concern, and it will be determined to a large extent by developments in plant nutrition. This publication examines key topics relating to plant nutrition with special reference to integrated nutrient management for crop production, including present and future demand for plant nutrients, soil fertility and crop production, management of plant nutrients and their sources, nutrient management guidelines for major field crops, economic and policy issues, food quality and consumer health, and environmental issues.