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Integrated plant nutrition systems

Year of publication 1995

Pages 424

Author Dudal, R., Roy, R.N.;Plant Production and Protection Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251036659

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The increasing pressure on the land of a fast-growing world population has made it necessary to intensify agricultural production. Efficient use of mineral fertilizers has proved to be a quick way of boosting crop yields per unit area of land; however, it must be realized that cost and other constraints frequently deter farmers from using them in adequate quantities and balanced proportions.

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