Applications of Waste Decomposer in Plant Health Protection, Crop Productivity and Soil Health Management

Soil Health plays a vital role to ensure agricultural production in a sustainable manner. The basic objective of the soil testing is to provide recommendations to the farmers for the optimum and economic use of fertilizers and better soil management practices to increase agricultural production in their farm. The present study was conducted to analyze the adoption of soil testing and Soil Health Cards for fertilizer management conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tirur, Tiruvallur district. The data revealed that the number of conduct of awareness and training programmes on soil health management and soil samples analysed (30 nos. to 240 nos.) at KVK Tirur increased from 2012 to 2018. Results indicated that highest percentage of beneficiaries belonged to the middle age group of 36-55 years (48.75%) followed old age (37%). Most of the farmers were practicing agriculture in Semi Medium (28%) followed by medium land holdings (24%) among the SHC beneficiaries and small (35%) and Marginal land holdings (30%) among non-SHC beneficiaries. It was observed that medium level of knowledge was obtained (48%) by SHC beneficiaries followed by high level (20%) whereas 60% of non-beneficiary was having low level of knowledge on SHC. On an average majority of the SHC beneficiary were lying in the medium adoption level (43%) followed by high adoption category (21%). Reason behind the partial adoption and no adoption might be due to their unawareness on the benefits of optimum fertilizer application. Comparative analysis between adopted beneficiaries and SHC non-beneficiaries on crop productivity in paddy, Greengram Blackgram and groundnut indicated 11.66%, 16.12%, 8.67 and 15.10% increase in productivity over non-beneficiaries.

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Role of Soil Physical Properties in Soil Health Management and Crop Productivity in Rainfed Systems-II Management Technologies and Crop Productivity

Current Science ◽

10.18520/cs/v110/i3/320-328 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 110 (3) ◽

pp. 320 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A. K. Indoria ◽

K. L. Sharma ◽

K. Sammi Reddy ◽

Ch. Srinivasa Rao

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Health Management ◽

Soil Health ◽

Crop Productivity ◽

Soil Physical Properties

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Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) - A Versatile Tool for Plant Health Management

10.34195/can.j.ppm.2019.05.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Salah Eddin Khabbaz ◽

D. Ladhalakshmi ◽

Merin Babu ◽

A. Kandan ◽

V. Ramamoorthy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Health Management ◽

Plant Health ◽

Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria ◽

Versatile Tool ◽

Plant Growth Promoting ◽

Growth Promoting

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Case Studies on Sustainable Soil Health Management Through Application of Organic Amendments in Dolichos Bean Cultivation

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3511437 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mullaimaran S. ◽

Haripriya K.

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Health Management ◽

Soil Health ◽

Organic Amendments

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Application of Nematode Community Analyses-Based Models towards Identifying Sustainable Soil Health Management Outcomes: A Review of the Concepts

Soil Systems ◽

10.3390/soilsystems5020032 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 32

Author(s):

Haddish Melakeberhan ◽

Gregory Bonito ◽

Alexandra N. Kravchenko

Keyword(s):

Nutrient Cycling ◽

Health Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Soil Health ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Nematode Community ◽

Parasitic Nematodes ◽

Worst Case ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Water Holding

Soil health connotes the balance of biological, physicochemical, nutritional, structural, and water-holding components necessary to sustain plant productivity. Despite a substantial knowledge base, achieving sustainable soil health remains a goal because it is difficult to simultaneously: (i) improve soil structure, physicochemistry, water-holding capacity, and nutrient cycling; (ii) suppress pests and diseases while increasing beneficial organisms; and (iii) improve biological functioning leading to improved biomass/crop yield. The objectives of this review are (a) to identify agricultural practices (APs) driving soil health degradations and barriers to developing sustainable soil health, and (b) to describe how the nematode community analyses-based soil food web (SFW) and fertilizer use efficiency (FUE) data visualization models can be used towards developing sustainable soil health. The SFW model considers changes in beneficial nematode population dynamics relative to food and reproduction (enrichment index, EI; y-axis) and resistance to disturbance (structure index, SI; x-axis) in order to identify best-to-worst case scenarios for nutrient cycling and agroecosystem suitability of AP-driven outcomes. The FUE model visualizes associations between beneficial and plant-parasitic nematodes (x-axis) and ecosystem services (e.g., yield or nutrients, y-axis). The x-y relationship identifies best-to-worst case scenarios of the outcomes for sustainability. Both models can serve as platforms towards developing integrated and sustainable soil health management strategies on a location-specific or a one-size-fits-all basis. Future improvements for increased implementation of these models are discussed.

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Camelina, an ancient oilseed crop actively contributing to the rural renaissance in Europe. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development ◽

10.1007/s13593-020-00663-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Federica Zanetti ◽

Barbara Alberghini ◽

Ana Marjanović Jeromela ◽

Nada Grahovac ◽

Dragana Rajković ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cropping Systems ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Soil Health ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Crop Productivity ◽

Oilseed Crop ◽

Crop Diversification ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

European Farming ◽

European Agriculture

AbstractPromoting crop diversification in European agriculture is a key pillar of the agroecological transition. Diversifying crops generally enhances crop productivity, quality, soil health and fertility, and resilience to pests and diseases and reduces environmental stresses. Moreover, crop diversification provides an alternative means of enhancing farmers’ income. Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) reemerged in the background of European agriculture approximately three decades ago, when the first studies on this ancient native oilseed species were published. Since then, a considerable number of studies on this species has been carried out in Europe. The main interest in camelina is related to its (1) broad environmental adaptability, (2) low-input requirements, (3) resistance to multiple pests and diseases, and (4) multiple uses in food, feed, and biobased applications. The present article is a comprehensive and critical review of research carried out in Europe (compared with the rest of the world) on camelina in the last three decades, including genetics and breeding, agronomy and cropping systems, and end-uses, with the aim of making camelina an attractive new candidate crop for European farming systems. Furthermore, a critical evaluation of what is still missing to scale camelina up from a promising oilseed to a commonly cultivated crop in Europe is also provided (1) to motivate scientists to promote their studies and (2) to show farmers and end-users the real potential of this interesting species.

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Nematode Community-Based Soil Food Web Analysis of Ferralsol, Lithosol and Nitosol Soil Groups in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi Reveals Distinct Soil Health Degradations

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d13030101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Haddish Melakeberhan ◽

ZinThuZar Maung ◽

Isaac Lartey ◽

Senol Yildiz ◽

Jenni Gronseth ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Web ◽

Health Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Soil Health ◽

Principal Component ◽

Trophic Group ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Soil Food Web ◽

Soil Group ◽

Soil Groups

Determining if the vast soil health degradations across the seven major soil groups (orders) of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can be managed on the basis of a one-size-fits-all or location-specific approach is limited by a lack of soil group-based understanding of soil health degradations. We used the relationship between changes in nematode population dynamics relative to food and reproduction (enrichment, EI) and resistance to disturbance (structure, SI) indices to characterize the soil food web (SFW) and soil health conditions of Ferralsol, Lithosol and Nitosol soil groups in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. We applied bivariate correlations of EI, SI, soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), and texture (sand, silt and clay) to identify integrated indicator parameters, and principal component analysis (PCA) to determine how all measured parameters, soil groups, and countries align. A total of 512 georeferenced soil samples from disturbed (agricultural) and undisturbed (natural vegetation) landscapes were analyzed. Nematode trophic group abundance was low and varied by soil group, landscape and country. The resource-limited and degraded SFW conditions separated by soil groups and by country. EI and SI correlation with SOC varied by landscape, soil group or country. PCA alignment showed separation of soil groups within and across countries. The study developed the first biophysicochemical proof-of-concept that the soil groups need to be treated separately when formulating scalable soil health management strategies in SSA.

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