Widespread Deficiencies of Sulfur, Boron, and Zinc in Indian Semi-Arid Tropical Soils: On-Farm Crop Responses

Effects of Nitrogen Application on Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in the Semi-Arid Tropical Zone of India

“…Table 1 lists the soil type and selected chemical properties (at 0-15 cm depth) of the experimental site. It should be noted that two micronutrients -boron (B) and zinc (Zn) -are deficient in most of the Indian SAT, and are important factors affecting crop productivity 20,24 . Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) was the preceding crop at the experimental site in both years.…”

Nutritionally Enhanced Staple Food Crops

“…Similar studies with phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) supply are under way in common bean (Blair et al 2009a). It is known that in situations with multiple nutrient deficiencies, balanced plant nutrition (combined application of all nutrients that are deficient in the soil) is a prerequisite for improving productivity and nutritional quality of seeds of cereals (Rego et al 2007;Sahrawat et al 2008;Pirzadah et al 2010). …”

Statistical Assessment of the Impact of Nano-Chelated Elements and Sulfur on Chickpea Production Under Supplemental Irrigation

“…Kharol et al (2014) showed that application of sulfur and zinc increased the yield performance of chickpea and application of sulfur recorded fifty percent higher in seed yield over control treatment. Due to widespread deficiency of sulfur and Zn in the semiarid regions because of poor (Srinivasarao et al 2006) and depletion under continuous cropping without application of these nutrients (Rego et al 2007), their application caused to significant increase in most traits of chickpea. Our results clearly demonstrated significant seed yield responses of different rainfed crops due to application of Zn and sulfur.…”