The book offers comprehensive insight to the graduate and post graduate students in the stream of agriculture, horticulture and forestry which plays an important role in the uplifting world’s economy. The fertilizer products including nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers besides micro-nutrients are most important agrochemicals which are basic need of all agricultural and horticultural crops. This book covers topics on organic manures, chemical fertilizers, compatibility of fertilizers with pesticides, fertilizer control order, pesticide residue in soil, impact of chemical fertilizers on environment and plant growth regulators. It is the authors zeal to produce the required information in the form of this wonderful book which can be used by students, researchers, scientific fraternity and extension functionaries
Dr. G.R. Rajakumar, Scientist (Soil Science), is working at Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Haveri district, born on 28.05.1968 in Chitradurga, Karnataka, India. He has completed B.Sc.(Agri.) from College of Agriculture, Raichur, Karnataka during the year 1991, M.Sc. (Agri) in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka during the year 1994 and Ph.D in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from UAS, Dharwad during the year 2000 with good academic records. He has undergone National training on Soil Health Management at JNKVV, Jabalpur during the year 2014. He has an experience for over 21 years in TRE (teaching, research and extension). He has published more than 25 scientific full length papers in National and International Journals as author / co-author and 9 papers presented in symposium, written 4 text books for students and 32 popular articles and involved as co-investigator in 3 projects & developed technologies which are included in package of practices book, UAS Dharwad. Presently involved in Land Resource Inventory and REWARD project, UAS Dharwad and NICRA project Haveri as Co-investigator.
Dr. Sangappa V. Patil, Professor and Dean, College of Horticulture, Bidar was born on 01.06.1969 in Kalaburgi District, Karnataka, India. He obtained his B.Sc.(Agri.) degree from College of Agriculture, Raichur during the year 1991, M.Sc. (Agri) in Agronomy from UAS, Dharwad during the year 1994, Ph.D in Agronomy from UAS, Dharwad during the year 2011 and PGDAEM from MANAGE Hyderabad during year 2014 with excellent academic records. He has undergone International training on Potato for a period of 10 weeks in IAC, Wageningen, Netherland during the year 2003. He has also undergone MASHAV International Course on “Agro ecological Approaches for Sustainable Intensive Agriculture” at MATC, Israel from 21st October 2018 to 09th November 2018. He has attended International Conference on Global Initiatives for Sustainable Development: Issues and Strategies from June 23-27, 2019 at Bangkok, Thailand and gave a guest lecture as an invitee on ‘Importance of Water use in sustainable organic agriculture’. He has an experience for over 27 years in teaching, research and extension. He has published about 75 scientific full length papers in National and International Journals as author / co-author, about 30 papers presented in National and International Symposium as author / co-author and 8 books. He is credited to guided 04 post graduate students and developed Eighteen technologies as PI and Co-principal Investigator in package of practice book published by UAS, Bangalore and UHS, Bagalkot. He has been awarded in the year 2005: Best Farm Superintendent Award, UAS, Bangalore. In 2011: Fellow of Hind Agri-Horticultural Society (FHAS), Hind Agri-Horticultural Society, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.). In 2014: Best Agricultural Scientist, Shree Lingaraj vividoddesh sasanshte (R) Bharatinagar, Dharwad. In 2015: Out Standing Faculty in Agronomy, Venus International Foundation,Centre for Advanced Research and Design, Chennai. In 2017: Dr.S.B.Dandin Best Extension Scientist Award, UHS, Bagalkot. In 2018: SCIRE Recognition Agronomist, SCIRE Science Society Kerala. In 2019 obtained: Distinguished Scientist Award, Go Char Educational and Welfare Society (R), Saharanapur, UP, India for his achievements in the field of Research, Extension and Teaching in the career.
1. Organic Manures ............................................................................... 1
2. Chemical Fertilizers ......................................................................... 17
a) Nitrogenous Fertilizers ......................................................................... 22
b) Phosphatic Fertilizers ........................................................................... 40
c) Potassic Fertilizers ................................................................................ 53
d) Complex Fertilizers ............................................................................... 60
e) Customized Granulated Fertilizers (CGF) .......................................... 64
f) Mixed Fertilizers .................................................................................... 67
g) Secondary and Micronutrient Fertilizers ............................................ 74
3. List of Important Fertilizers in Use ............................................... 87
4. Bio-fertilizers ..................................................................................... 91
5. Impact of Fertilizers on Environment.........................................105
6. Fertilizers Control Order (FCO) 1985.........................................111
7. Insecticide Compatibility with Agrochemicals .........................123
8. Fate of Pesticides in Soil and Plant .............................................129
9. Plant Growth Regulators ..............................................................137
10. References ........................................................................................141
