Fertiliser response under rainfed Conditions

Saxena, P.N. and Kavitkar, A.G. and Monga, M.K. and Chowdhary, R.K. (1971) Fertiliser response under rainfed Conditions. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 16 (2). pp. 189-203.

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Abstract

Thanks to the high-yielding vi~ricties programme, the Indian farmers reaped a bumper liarvest in 1967.68. As is well-known, this programme is mainly confincd to areas with assured rainfall or irrigation facilities. Iiowever, with only 20 per ccnt of the lidgrains area (or 19.2 per ccnt of the net cultivated area) under irrigation and the cvcr present danger of drougllt conditions or uneven distribution of roinfall. tlic ailuation cannot be viewed with equanimity. It clearly becomes the duty of the i~gricultural scientists to investigate ways and means of increasing production from thc rainfcd or harutii areas......

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Division of Agronomy, I.A.R.I., New Delhi
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 28 May 2012 13:58
Last Modified: 28 May 2012 13:58
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5839

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