Prospects of Cropping System and Nutrient Management Towards Sustainability in Agriculture: A Review

Abstract

Cropping system involves proper management of inputs in a synergistic manner. Latest advancements in cropping system has resulted in including new rewarding crops in an appropriate manner with higher efficiency in utilization of resources. This ultimately effects the farmers with higher gross returns. Considering this fact, proper cohesion of nutrients/resources is essential to maintain an optimum fertility in the soil. This involves precise integration of synthetic chemicals, organics and biofertilizers; so that these practices may not incur a deterioration in soil health. Thus, this review projects the techniques of efficient pre-requisites in a cropping system for achieving higher productivity in a eco-friendly manner.

A new approach to measure spatial variability of soil parameters and field technique to test-value specific fertilizer recommendations

“…Contrary to the findings of the Department of Agriculture (DOA), which reported that 69% of the samples had medium to low levels of phosphorus, the average phosphorus content in the study area was very high (Table 9). The exact reason behind high to very high levels of phosphorus is not known, but the presence of phosphorus-containing parent materials and excessive and repeated use of manures and phosphate fertilizers may have caused the high level of phosphorus in the study area [20,21].…”