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| Topic 1 |
Importance of Soil fertility |
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Historical developments of Soil fertility Resource |
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What is Soil fertility? |
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| Topic 2 |
I. Natural Factors |
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II. Edaphic factors or soil management factors |
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What is Soil Productivity? |
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Factors affecting Soil Productivity |
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| Topic 3 |
Definitions of plant nutrient |
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Types of nutrient elements |
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Essential Nutrients/elements and definition |
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Classification of essential nutrients |
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Beneficial Nutrients/Elements |
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Definitions of Primary and secondary nutrient |
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Criteria of Essentiality of Nutrients |
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| Topic 4 |
Terminology of deficient, toxicity symptoms |
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Functions of Carbon, Hydrogen & Oxygen |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Nitrogen |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Phosphorus |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Potassium |
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| Topic 5 |
SECONDARY NUTRIENTS? |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Calcium |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Magnesium |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Sulphur |
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| Topic 6 |
MICRONUTRIENTS |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Fe |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Mn |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Cu |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Boron |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Molybdenum |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Cl |
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Functions and deficiency symptoms of Zn |
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| Topic 7 |
Luxury consumption? |
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Consumption of Nitrogen by plants |
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Consumption of phosphorus by plants |
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Consumption of potassium by plants |
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Consumption of secondary nutrients by plants |
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Consumption of micro nutrients by plants |
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Nutrient interactions in plants and soils. |
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| Topic 8 |
N- Transformation and availability in soils |
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Phosphorus transformation & availability in soils |
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K-transformations & availability in soils |
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| Topic 9 |
Calcium and Magnesium availability in soils |
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Sulphur Cycle and Transformation in soils |
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Micronutrients Cycle and their Transformations in soil |
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| Topic 10 |
Acid soil |
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Causes of soil acidity |
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Problem of soil acidity |
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Management or Amelioration of soil acidity |
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Calcareous soil |
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| Topic 11 |
Salt affected soils |
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Classification of salt affected soils |
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Formation of salt affected soils |
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SALINE SOILS & THEIR MANAGEMENT |
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Formation of saline soils |
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How to diagnose salinity problems in the field? |
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Soil salinity classes and crop growth |
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Effect of salinity on crop growth |
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Methods Of Reclamation Or Management Of Saline Soils |
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| Topic 12 |
ALKALI SOILS & THEIR MANAGEMENT |
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Formation of Alkali soils |
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Characteristics of Sodic soils |
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Problems of alkali soils on plant growth |
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RECLAMATION or MANAGEMENT OF ALKALI SOILS |
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| Topic 13 |
Soil fertility evaluation |
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I. Nutrient deficiency symptoms of plants |
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II. Plant Analysis |
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III. Biological methods |
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| Topic 14 |
IV. Soil Testing |
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V Modern approaches of soil fertility evaluation and fertilizer recommendation |
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DIAGNOSIS AND RECOMMENDATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM (DRIS Method) |
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| Topic 15 |
Organic matter and its composition |
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Decomposition |
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Types microorganisms involved |
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Enzymes involved in decomposition process? |
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Major Process of organic matter decomposition |
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Rate of decomposition of organic compounds |
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Products of Decomposition of organic matter |
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Factors affecting decomposition |
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| Topic 16 |
Formation of humus |
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Fractions and properties of humus |
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C: N ratio and its importance |
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Importance of pH in plant nutrition |
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| Topic 17 |
Definition of Fertilizer |
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Classification of inorganic fertilizers |
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A. Based on number of nutrients present |
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B. Classification of fertilizers based on particular plant nutrient element |
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I.Nitrogenous fertilizers |
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II. Phosphatic fertilizers |
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III. Potassic fertilizers |
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IV. Secondary nutrient fertilizers |
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V. Micronutrient fertilizers |
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| Topic 18 |
Basic principles of fertilizer application |
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Methods of Fertilizer application |
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I) Application of fertilizers in solid form |
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II) Application of fertilizers in Liquid form |
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Basic principles of fertilizer application |
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| Topic 19 |
INTEGRATED PLANT NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT |
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Main objectives of INM |
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Components of IPNM |
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| Topic 20 |
Acknowledgement |
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