Books by Nand Kumar Fageria

Born of the pressing need to improve crop yield worldwide, The Use of Nutrients in Crop Plants presents a comprehensive review of essential crop nutrients. It provides information on nutrient uptake, discusses methods to improve crop productivity without degrading the environment, and includes authoritative coverage of experimental results regarding macro- and micronutrients. Offering extensive tables and figures, the text compiles data on agricultural production, organic and inorganic fertilizer consumption, maximization of nutrient use, and improvement of efficient crop yield.

The judicious use of nitrogen in crop production is highly desirable for both economic and environmental reasons, because much of the nitrogen applied to crop plants goes unused, resulting in environmental problems and waste. This book reviews the practical and theoretical aspects of nitrogen management in crop production. Chapters address the functions of nitrogen, nitrogen loss in the soil¿plant system, diagnostic techniques for nitrogen requirements, management of soil organic matter, nitrogen interaction with other nutrients, biological nitrogen fixation by legumes, and management practices to improve nitrogen use efficiency.

Explores how to maximize essential nutrients uptake and use efficiency by food crops and how to improve productivity without degrading the environment. This work covers nutrients and their cycle in soil-plant systems, functions, and deficiency symptoms. It emphasizes field conditions, crop production and soil chemistry.