The textbook "Soil Fertility, Fertilizer and Integrated Nutrient Management" is an outcome of approximately twenty four years of author’s teaching and research experience in soil science. This textbook is published for the agriculture students of different Agricultural Universities of India and the person engaged in agriculture. The book is an extract and concise collection of various important topics from different books, bulletins, journals, scientific papers etc., the names of which are mentioned in the text itself or in the selected references. All suggestions for further improvement of the book will be thankfully acknowledged.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shivanand Tolanur
Dr. Shivanand Tolanur has completed his B.Sc. (Agri.), M.Sc. (Soil Sc.) and Ph.D. in Soil Science from University of Agricultural Science Dharwad (Karnataka). He has worked as a Team Leader in various research schemes and demonstrated number of research results of the farmer community, simultaneously he has developed the INM (Integrated Nutrient Management) Technologies in research field. He has made a significant contribution by preparing six Laboratory Manuals besides three text books, viz., (a) Practical Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry (b) Soil Chemistry (c) Soil Fertility, Fertilizer & INM for undergraduate/postgraduate students. During a span of twenty three years of teaching, research and extension, he had worked in the capacity of Research Assistant/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor and presently discharging his duties as Prof. & Head, Deptt. of Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry in Agriculture College, Bajapur, Karnataka.
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