Foliar Fertilization : Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
116: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1986. Hardcover. Text in English. 488 pp. Address stamp on front page. Moderate wear and stains to the covers.
The need for and benefits from fertilizers used in modern agriculture are well recognized
However, heavy and often indiscriminate use of fertilizers in industrial countries has become a threat to our environment, while in developing countries increases in crop yields are of vital importance and will depend largely on the most efficient use of fertilizers. Energy and other inputs have become more costly. Therefore, emphasis in research must be put on maximizing the efficiency of mineral fertilizers.
Alternative and highly efficient ways of supplying essential nutrients would help to alleviate problems in both highly devefoped and less developed countries, leading to an increase in the productivity of crops and minimizing the loss of nutrients to the environment under conditions of intensive agriculture.
In recent years, interest in foliar fertilization as a supplementary method of plant nutrition to soil fertilization has grown; it will find more use in future in fine-tuning crop nutrition.
During the first international symposium on foliar fertilization in Berlin, organized by Schering Ltd. Agrochemical Division- Special Fertilizer Group, March 12–14, 1985, the following topics were discussed by international scientists: fundamental aspects of foliar fertilization foliar fertilization under arid and semi-arid conditions; foliar fertilization under tropical conditions; foliar fertilization in horticulture; foliar fertilization in cereal cultivation; and foliar fertilization in different crops and countries. Very Good. Item #6558
ISBN: 9024732883
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