Bioresources For Sustainable Plant Nutrient Management

Bioresources For Sustainable Plant Nutrient Management

by Ramesh Chandra, K. P. Raverkar
 
  • ISBN: 9789381226889
  • Binding: Hardbound
  • Year: 2014
  • Language: ENGLISH
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One of the current problems in crop production is increased dependency on costly imported inputs. The limited availability and imbalance use of chemical fertilizers in developing countries has led to stagnation or declining trend in soil fertility and crop yields. A huge amount of various bioresources are generated as byproducts of farm and industry, and their disposal is becoming problematic in developing countries. These bioresources if, managed properly, have tremendous potential to supply plant nutrients. The present book entitled “Bioresources for Sustainable Plant Nutrient Management” embodies concise yet comprehensive information on various potential bioresources such as biofetilizers, industrial and farm wastes, crop residues etc. focussing on fundamentals and applications in achieving sustainability in crop production and soil health. Emphasis has been given on current developments, technologies and future outlook in the area. The chapters of the book have been contributed by eminent scientists engaged in basic and applied research in this area. It is hoped that the book will be very useful to the teachers and undergraduate and post graduate students in Soil Science, Agronomy, Organic Farming and related disciplines, scientists engaged in soil management research, extension workers and planners in developing strategies for sustainable plant nutrition management and clean environment.

Dr. RAMESH CHANDRA is Professor of Soil Microbiology at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar from November 2002. Currently, he is working as Head of the Department of Soil Science from June 2009 and Joint Director Research in the University from November 2010. He is also holding prestigious position of IFFCO Professor Chair in the University. He received his Ph.D. from the same University in 1985. He has 25 years research, teaching and extension experience and edited 4 books, 3 technical bulletins and 1 laboratory manual. Dr. Chandra has published peer reviewed 54 research papers in national and international journals, besides presentation of several research papers in national and international conferences/ symposiums. He also delivered several guest lectures in advanced faculty trainings in SAUs. He has completed several research projects funded by ICAR and other agencies and guided 4 Ph.D. and 8 P.G. students in Soil Science. Currently, he is leading the Research Group on Grain Legumes in the University as Programme Coordinator Pulses. Dr Ramesh Chandra served the Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi as Councillor of for biennium 2005-06. He is Fellow of Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, Kanpur and Indian Society of Agricultural Chemists, Allahabad. He has organized a National Symposium on ‘Balanced Fertilizer to Sustainable Soil Health, Crop Production and Food Security’, 17th the Annual Chickpea group Meet and was co-organizer of Winter School on ‘Soil Quality for Sustainable Agriculture’. The research area of his interest is biological nitrogen fixation, rhizospheric microorganisms, Soil biological properties and carbon sequestration. He is in editorial Board of Pantnagar Journal of Research and reviewer of several National and International Journals.

Dr. K. P. RAVERKAR is Associate Professor, Soil Science and Microbiology at Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar obtained Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He has been awarded with prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for his outstanding Doctoral work in the field of Agricultural Microbiology. He holds about 25 years of experience in the field of Soil Microbiology, Biofertilizer Technology, Organic Farming etc. Prior to this he has served at Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) as Assistant Professor; Indian Institute of Soil Science (ICAR), Bhopal (M.P.) as Senior Scientist; and as a Consultant and Visiting Scientist at International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Hyderabad, (A.P.). Dr. Raverkar has visited University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada as a Visiting Scientist for a period of one and half year. He was also a member of Watershed Evaluation Team of ADB-ICRISAT project and visited Thailand, Vietnam and other countries. He has more than 25 research papers, 30 book chapters and 12 bulletins. He has also four books to his credit. He is a reviewer of number of National and International scientific journals and an Editor of Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science and Annals of Agricultural Research

  • Section-I : Organic Residues-Potential and Management
  • Potentials of Bioresources in Soil FertilityManagement
  • Livestock: in India and. their Potential inManaging Soil Fertility
  • Recycling of Crop Residues for Soil Fertility Management
  • Composting Technology and Their Role in Soil Fertility Management
  • Vermicomposting: Recycling Wastes into Valuable Manure for Sustained Crop Intensification in the Semi-Arid Tropics
  • Green Manures and Their Role in Crop Production and Soil Fertility Management
  • Potential of Solid Wastes as Source of Plant Nutrients
  • Section-II : Microbes-Bioresource for Plant Nutrient Supply
  • Potential of Phosphate Solubilising Microorganisms in Crop Production
  • Potassium Mobilizing Microbes and Their Scope in Sustainable Production
  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Status and Potential
  • Microbe Mediated Integrated Nutrient Management Strategies for Rice-Wheat Cropping System
  • Microbes in Soil Fertility of Forest Floor
  • Assessing the Potential of Plant Growth Promotory Bacteria in Agriculture
  • Recent Advances in Biofertiliser Production Technology
  • Production and Quality Control of Microbial Inoculants
  • Section-III : Developments in Bioresource Use-Soil Fertility and Crop Production
  • Integrated Nutrient Management for Productivity and Sustainable Soil Health: Problems, Prospects and Opportunities
  • Molecular Biologyof Nodule Development and N2-Fixation in Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis
  • Role of Biotechnologyin Utilization of Bioresources as Sources of Plant Nutrition
  • Remote Sensing in Soil Fertility Evaluation and Management