Soil Fertility and Nutrient management (1+1)

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  Topic 1

  Introduction to Soil fertility and Productivity

  • Importance of Soil fertility Page
  • Historical developments of Soil fertility Resource Page
  • What is Soil fertility? Page
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  Topic 2

  Soil Productivity

  • I. Natural Factors Page
  • II. Edaphic factors or soil management factors Page
  • What is Soil Productivity? Page
  • Factors affecting Soil Productivity Page
  • Quiz Lecture-1-2
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  • Power Point Presenatation
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  Topic 3

  Essential Plant Nutrients

  • Definitions of plant nutrient Page
  • Types of nutrient elements Page
  • Essential Nutrients/elements and definition Page
  • Classification of essential nutrients Page
  • Beneficial Nutrients/Elements Page
  • Definitions of Primary and secondary nutrient Page
  • Criteria of Essentiality of Nutrients Page
  • Quiz Lecture-3
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 4

  Functions and deficiency symptoms of essential nutrient elements

  • Terminology of deficient, toxicity symptoms Page
  • Functions of Carbon, Hydrogen & Oxygen Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Nitrogen Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Phosphorus Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Potassium Page
  • Quiz Lecture-4
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 5

  Functions and deficiency symptoms of Secondary nutrient elements

  • SECONDARY NUTRIENTS? Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Calcium Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Magnesium Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Sulphur Page
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  Topic 6

  Functions and deficiency symptoms of Micronutrients in plants

  • MICRONUTRIENTS Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Fe Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Mn Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Cu Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Boron Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Molybdenum Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Cl Page
  • Functions and deficiency symptoms of Zn Page
  • Quiz Lecture-5-6
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 7

  Consumption of nutrients and Nutrient Interactions
  

  • Luxury consumption? Page
  • Consumption of Nitrogen by plants Page
  • Consumption of phosphorus by plants Page
  • Consumption of potassium by plants Page
  • Consumption of secondary nutrients by plants Page
  • Consumption of micro nutrients by plants Page
  • Nutrient interactions in plants and soils. Page
  • Quiz Lecture-7
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 8

  Availability of nutrients

  • N- Transformation and availability in soils Page
  • Phosphorus transformation & availability in soils Page
  • K-transformations & availability in soils Page
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  Topic 9

  Transformations and availability of nutrients in soils

  • Calcium and Magnesium availability in soils Page
  • Sulphur Cycle and Transformation in soils Page
  • Micronutrients Cycle and their Transformations in soil Page
  • Quiz Lecture-8-9
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 10

  Acid Soils and Calcareous soils, their Formation and Management

  • Acid soil Page
  • Causes of soil acidity Page
  • Problem of soil acidity Page
  • Management or Amelioration of soil acidity Page
  • Calcareous soil Page
  • Quiz Lecture-10
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 11

  Salt affected soils, their formation & management

  • Salt affected soils Page
  • Classification of salt affected soils Page
  • Formation of salt affected soils Page
  • SALINE SOILS & THEIR MANAGEMENT Page
  • Formation of saline soils Page
  • How to diagnose salinity problems in the field? Page
  • Soil salinity classes and crop growth Page
  • Effect of salinity on crop growth Page
  • Methods Of Reclamation Or Management Of Saline Soils Page
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  Topic 12

  Salt affected soils, their formation & management

  • ALKALI SOILS & THEIR MANAGEMENT Page
  • Formation of Alkali soils Page
  • Characteristics of Sodic soils Page
  • Problems of alkali soils on plant growth Page
  • RECLAMATION or MANAGEMENT OF ALKALI SOILS Page
  • Quiz Lecture-11-12
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  • Power Point Presenatation
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  Topic 13

  Soil fertility evaluation

  • Soil fertility evaluation Page
  • I. Nutrient deficiency symptoms of plants Page
  • II. Plant Analysis Page
  • III. Biological methods Page
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  Topic 14

  Soil fertility evaluation

  • IV. Soil Testing Page
  • V Modern approaches of soil fertility evaluation and fertilizer recommendation Page
  • DIAGNOSIS AND RECOMMENDATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM (DRIS Method) Page
  • Quiz Lecture-13-14
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  • Power Point Presenatation
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  Topic 15

  Role of microorganisms in organic matter Decomposition in soil and Importance of pH in Plant Nutrition

  • Organic matter and its composition Page
  • Decomposition Page
  • Types microorganisms involved Page
  • Enzymes involved in decomposition process? Page
  • Major Process of organic matter decomposition Page
  • Rate of decomposition of organic compounds Page
  • Products of Decomposition of organic matter Page
  • Factors affecting decomposition Page
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  Topic 16

  Role of microorganisms in organic matter Decomposition in soil and Importance of pH in Plant Nutrition

  • Formation of humus Page
  • Fractions and properties of humus Page
  • C: N ratio and its importance Page
  • Importance of pH in plant nutrition Page
  • Quiz Lecture-15-16
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  • Power Point Presenatation
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  Topic 17

  Fertilizers

  • Definition of Fertilizer Page
  • Classification of inorganic fertilizers Page
  • A. Based on number of nutrients present Page
  • B. Classification of fertilizers based on particular plant nutrient element Page
  • I.Nitrogenous fertilizers Page
  • II. Phosphatic fertilizers Page
  • III. Potassic fertilizers Page
  • IV. Secondary nutrient fertilizers Page
  • V. Micronutrient fertilizers Page
  • Quiz Lect-17
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 18

  Methods of Fertilizer applications

  • Basic principles of fertilizer application Page
  • Methods of Fertilizer application Page
  • I) Application of fertilizers in solid form Page
  • II) Application of fertilizers in Liquid form Page
  • Basic principles of fertilizer application Page
  • Quiz Lecture-18
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 19

  INTEGRATED PLANT NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (IPNM)

  • INTEGRATED PLANT NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Page
  • Main objectives of INM Page
  • Components of IPNM Page
  • Quiz Lect-19
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  • Power Point Presentation
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  Topic 20

  • Acknowledgement Page