Lesson 1
Introduction & importance of organic
manures
Lesson 2
Properties, and methods of
preparation of bulky & concentrated manures
Lesson 3
Green/leaf manuring. Fertilizer
recommendation approaches. Integrated nutrient management
Lesson 4
Chemical fertilizers:
classification, composition, & properties of major nitrogenous, phosphatic,
potassic fertilizers
Lesson 5
Secondary & micronutrient fertilizers,
Complex fertilizers, Nano fertilizers Soil amendments, Fertilizer Storage,
Fertilizer Control Order
Lesson 6
History of soil fertility & plant
nutrition, criteria of essentiality, role, deficiency, & toxicity symptoms
of essential plant nutrients, Mechanisms of nutrient transport to
plants, Factors affecting nutrient availability to plants
Lesson 7
Chemistry of soil nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, and micronutrients
Lesson 8
Soil
fertility evaluation, Soil testing. Critical levels of different nutrients in
the soil. Forms of nutrients in the soil, plant analysis, rapid plant tissue
tests
Lesson 9
Indicator plants. Methods of fertilizer recommendations
to crops. Factor influencing nutrient use efficiency (NUE), methods of the
application under rainfed and irrigated conditions
