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Sustainable banana (Musa spp) production through integrated plant nutrition system – A review

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Title Sustainable banana (Musa spp) production through integrated plant nutrition system – A review
 
Creator HAZARIKA, T K
NAUTIYAL, B P
BHATTACHARYYA, R K
 
Subject Banana, Biofertilizers, Chemical fertilizers, Fruits, IPNS, Organic manure
 
Description Nutrient depletion is a reversible constraint and therefore high agricultural production can be realized with appropriate soil nutrient management. Careful manipulation of nutrient stocks and flows, in order to achieve satisfactory and sustainable level of agricultural production is the Integrated Plant Nutrient System (IPNS). IPNS is holistic and sustainable approach to attain the maximum profitability and cost benefit ratio for the farmers. It is nutrient saving, controls erosion and recycles crop residues, manures and other biomass or nutrient adding. Different IPNS packages have been reported to improve growth and yield of banana (Musa spp). Through combined application of chemicalfertilizers, organic manures, bio-fertilizers and bio-control agents in IPNS have profound effect in improving quality parameters like total soluble solids (TSS), ascorbic acid, total reducing and non-reducing sugars of banana. It also improves the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil, especially the number of beneficial soil microflora. Considering the ill effects of chemical fertilizers, it is high time to use IPNS in banana cultivation instead of using chemical fertilizers alone. The paper reviews all the literature on various aspects of banana cultivation from the IPNS perspective for better understanding and future strategies for improved production as well as quality of banana.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2015-08-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/50773
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 85, No 8 (2015)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/50773/21616
 
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