Assessment of soil nutrient balance : approaches and methodologies /

Nutrient-balance assessments are valuable tools for delineating the consequences of farming on soil fertility. Various approaches and methods for different situations have been used. This bulletin presents a review of nutrient balance studies. It brings out the evolution of the approaches and method...

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Main Author: Roy, R. N. (Rabindra N.), 1944-
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Other Authors: Misra, Ram V., Lesschen, Jan Peter, Smaling, E. M. A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003.
Series:FAO fertilizer and plant nutrition bulletin ; 14.
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Summary:Nutrient-balance assessments are valuable tools for delineating the consequences of farming on soil fertility. Various approaches and methods for different situations have been used. This bulletin presents a review of nutrient balance studies. It brings out the evolution of the approaches and methods, provides for comparisons among them, features the improvements made and highlights remaining issues. This analysis will be useful in further development of the assessment methodologies as reliable tools for devising time-scale soil fertility management interventions.
Item Description:"TC/M/Y5066/E/1/12.03/1200"--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:x, 87 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: pages [83]-87.
ISBN:9251050384 (pbk.)