SOS 522: SOIL FERTILITY EVALUATION, FERTILIZER USE AND PLANT NUTRITION

Concept of Soil Fertility and Productivity

Fertility in Tropical Soils, N, P, K and S

Content in Soils and their physiological role in plants

Their forms and transformation in soils

Fertilizer and Fertilizer Management, their Manufacturers, Sources, Application Methods, Rates and Timing, Handling and Storage of Fertilizers.

Fertility Evaluation and Fertilizer Recommendations for Crops

Radioisotopes in Soil/Plant System

Crop Growth and Response to Soil Nutrients Absorption, Maintenance and Loss in Soil Fertility in Extensive/Intensive Agriculture.

Leguminous Plants and Soil Fertility