Nutrient deficiencies of filed crops :guide to diagnosis and management / (Acc. 6380)
Kumar, Prakash.
Nutrient deficiencies of filed crops :guide to diagnosis and management / (Acc. 6380) Prakash Kumar and Manoj Kumar Sharma. - United Kingdom : CABI, 2013. - xiii, 378 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Nutrient imbalance in soils is an emerging threat to sustainable agriculture: intensive cultivation, use of poor quality groundwater, depletion of soil organic matter and excessive use of fertilizers are major reasons for poor soil fertility worldwide. This necessitates correct diagnosis of plant nutrient deficiencies to avoid further use of pesticides in cases where pests or pathogens that are not in fact the cause of poor crop health. Richly illustrated with 600 colour photographs, this book is a visual field identification guide for symptoms of most common nutrient deficiencies in field crops, covering all their stages of occurrence. Detailed descriptions and suggested for management practices are given with each entry.
9781780642789
1. Deficiency diseases in plants. 2. Field crops-- Diseases and pests--Identification. 3. Field crops--Nutrition.
633 KUM
Nutrient deficiencies of filed crops :guide to diagnosis and management / (Acc. 6380) Prakash Kumar and Manoj Kumar Sharma. - United Kingdom : CABI, 2013. - xiii, 378 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Nutrient imbalance in soils is an emerging threat to sustainable agriculture: intensive cultivation, use of poor quality groundwater, depletion of soil organic matter and excessive use of fertilizers are major reasons for poor soil fertility worldwide. This necessitates correct diagnosis of plant nutrient deficiencies to avoid further use of pesticides in cases where pests or pathogens that are not in fact the cause of poor crop health. Richly illustrated with 600 colour photographs, this book is a visual field identification guide for symptoms of most common nutrient deficiencies in field crops, covering all their stages of occurrence. Detailed descriptions and suggested for management practices are given with each entry.
9781780642789
1. Deficiency diseases in plants. 2. Field crops-- Diseases and pests--Identification. 3. Field crops--Nutrition.
633 KUM