Principles and Practices of Soil fertility and Nutrient Management

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Dr. Rahul Adhikary

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Course Name : Principles and Practices of Soil fertility and Nutrient Management

Code(Credit) : AGRO 0502 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

To know about  sustainable soil fertility management and different methods of   evaluation

To know about different forms of Manures and Fertilizers and their methods of application. 

Course outcome (Co Po Mapping)

COs Course outcomes Mapping COs with POs
CO1 The students have knowledge with basic principle of soil fertility management PSO1
CO2 Students will understand skill concepts and classification of manures and fertilizer with soil-plant-relationship PSO2
CO3 The students have knowledge about methods of fertilizer recommendation to crops production and develop profitable agricultural system. PSO2, PSO4

PSO-Program specific outcomes

PSO1 : Impart knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of maintaining and enhancing soil fertility, crop production, crop management, crop improvement, biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide.

PSO2 : Develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments.

PSO3 : Apply knowledge of basic science through Agricultural microbiology, Plant biochemistry and Biotechnology.

PSO4 : Apply knowledge of Agri-business management and finance to develop profitable agricultural system.

Course Syllabus 

Theory

UNIT I: Soil fertility and productivity - factors affecting; features of good soil management; problems of supply and availability of nutrients; relation between nutrient supply and crop growth; organic farming - basic concepts and definitions.

UNIT II: Criteria of essentiality of nutrients; Essential plant nutrients – their functions, nutrient deficiency symptoms; transformation and dynamics of major plant nutrients.

UNIT III: Preparation and use of farmyard manure, compost, green manures, vermicompost, biofertilizers and other organic concentrates their composition, availability and crop responses; recycling of organic wastes and residue management. Soil less cultivation.

 

UNIT IV: Commercial fertilizers; composition, relative fertilizer value and cost; crop response to different nutrients, residual effects and fertilizer use efficiency; agronomic, chemical and physiological, fertilizer mixtures and grades; methods of increasing fertilizer use efficiency; nutrient interactions.

UNIT V: Time and methods of manures and fertilizers application; foliar application and its concept; relative performance of organic and inorganic nutrients; economics of fertilizer use; integrated nutrient management; use of vermincompost and residue wastes in crops.

Practical

1.Determination of soil pH and soil EC,

2.Determination of soil organic C,.

3. Determination of available N, P,K and S of soil,

4.Determination of available N, P,K and S of soil

5.Determination of available N, P,K and S of soil

6.Determination of total N,P,K and S of soil,7.Determination of total N,P,K,S in plant, 8.Computation of optimum and economic yield

Reference: 

1. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (2010) by Havlin, Beaton, Tisdale and Nelson, PHI Learning Private Ltd, New Delhi

2. Introductory Soil Science (2013) by D.K. Das, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi

3. Manures and Fertilizers (2009) by P. C. Das, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi

4. Fundamentals of Soil (2000) by V.N. Sahai, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi

Session Plan (Theory)

Session 1

Introduction and importance of organic manures, properties and methods of preparation of bulky and concentrated manures;

Introduction@ download

Manures Video

Session 2

Bulky organic manures its classification

Manures pdf

Video

Session 3

Concentrated organic manures

Manures pdf

Manures Video

Session 4

Functions and application techniques of Organic manures

Manures pdf

Video

Session 5

Green/leaf manuring. Bio fertilizer. Integrated nutrient management;

Green Manure pdf

Video 2

Session 6

Biofertilizers and its application in agriculture

Bio fertilizer

Biofertilizer

Session 7

INM ( Integrated Nutrient management)

INM pdf

Video

Session 8

Vermicompost and vermiwash

Vermicompost pdf

Video

Session 9

Organic manures and its classification

video link

Session 10

Secondary & micronutrient fertilizers, Complex fertilizers, nano fertilizers 

Secondary fertilizer pdf

Video

Session 11

Primary fertilizers ( Nitrogen)

Video

Nitrogenous fertilizer pdf

Session 12

Fertilizers ( Phosphorus and Potassium)

P and K fertilizer

Video

Session 13

Soil amendments, Fertilizer Storage,

Fertilizer storage

Video

Session 14

Different types of Micronutrient fertilizers

Micronutrient fertilizer

Video

Session 15

 Fertilizer Control Order; 

FCO

FCO video

Session 16

History of soil fertility and plant nutrition. criteria of essentiality;

Histrory of soil fertility evaluation pdf

Plant nutrients video

Session 17

Criteria of essentiality

Criteria

Session 18

Role, deficiency and toxicity symptoms of essential plant nutrients,

Functions of nutrients pdf

Video

Session 19

Mechanisms of nutrient transport to plants,

Essential nutrients pdf

Video

Session 20

Factors affecting nutrient availability to plants;

Mechanism of nutrient uptake pdf

Video

Session 21

Chemistry of soil nitrogen, and its importance

Chemistry of Soil N

Video

Session 22

Chemistry of  phosphorus in soil and its importance

Chemistry of Phosphorus

Video

Session 23

Chemistry of soil potassium, and its importance

Chemistry of K

Video

Session 24

Chemistry of soil calcium and Mg and its importance

Chemistry of Ca

Video

Session 25

Chemistry of soil  and micronutrients;

Micronutrients

Video

Session 26

Soil fertility evaluation, Soil testing.

Fertiity evaluation pdf

Video

Session 27

Soil testing; Critical levels of different nutrients in soil;

Soil testing video

Video

Session 29

plant analysis, rapid plant tissue tests.Indicator plants;

Plant analysis video

Session 30

Methods of fertilizer recommendations to crops.  methods of application under rainfed and irrigated conditions;

Methods of fertilizer application

Video

Session 31

Methods of fertilizer recommendations to crops. Factor influencing nutrient use efficiency (NUE),

Methods of application

Video

Session 32

methods of application under rainfed and irrigated conditions;

Methods of application

Video

Practical

Session 1

Estimation of available N in soils;

Soil Nitrogen testing video

Soil N estimation pdf

Session 2

Estimation of available N in soils;

Soil N estimation pdf

Session 3

Estimation of available P in soils;

Soil phosphorus testing video

Soil P pdf

Session 4

Estimation of available P in soils;

Soil phosphorus testing video

Soil P pdf

Session 5

Estimation of available K in soils;

Soil potassium testing

Soil K pdf

Session 6

Introduction to analytical Instruments

Analytical Instruments

Session 8

Estimation of available S in soils;

Soil Sulphur testing video

Soil s estimation pdf

Session 9

Estimation of available Ca and Mg in soils;

Ca and Mg soil by EDTA pdf

Ca and mg estimation video

Session 10

Estimation of available Ca and Mg in soils;

Ca and Mg soil by EDTA pdf

Session 11

Estimation of available Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn in soils; 

Soil micronutrient analysis pdf

Micronutrients analysis video

Session 12

Estimation of  N in plants;

Plant nitrogen procedure

Plant N testing video

Session 13

Estimation of  N in plants;

Plant nitrogen procedure

Plant N testing video

Session 14

Estimation of  P in plants;

Plant P analysis video

pdf

Session 15

Estimation of  K in plants;

Potassium estimation video

PDF

Session 16

Estimation of  S in plants;

Sulphur estimation video

PDF

Question bank

MCQ@SFM

E- material for Course

E- material

Lab manual for Course

Laboratory manual

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Dr. Rahul Adhikary

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Associate Professor Centurion University of Technology and Management Department of Soil science and Agricultural chemistry Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India. I have completed my Ph.D. in Soil Science (SWC) from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Visvavidyalaya in 2015 and get Ph.D degree certificate.I am prepared to substantially benefit our institute through imparting my skills of cracking different national level […]

Bachelor of Science (Agriculture). Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad, India in 2011 Master of Science (Agronomy). Visva Bharati University –(VBU), Birbhum, West Bengal, India in 2013 Research topic: Effect of seaweed extract on growth and productivity of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the red and lateritic belt of West Bengal PhD […]