Rashtriya Krishi (English)

Vijay Kumar ¹, Ajay Kumar ², Brejesh Ajrabat ², Shalini Khajuria ²

Affiliations
1 Rainfed Research Sub-Station for Sub-Tropical Fruits, Raya (J & K), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKUAST-J), Kathua (J & K), IN

Abstract

The term "Organic" means living thing and farming with the philosophy of organic is to make production system living for long life. Organic agriculture/ horticulture are holistic approach for food production which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health including quality and healthy food. The use of chemical fertilizers efficiency of soil is going away to be deteriorating. Because little of knowledge of the farmers in using excess dose of fertilizer. To avoid such side effect of chemical fertilizers, use of organic sources of nutrients in integrated manner is today's need. Moreover, chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers also supply the all nutrient, without upsetting of soil health. Integrated Organic Nutrient Management involves suitable combination of organic manure, crop residues, N₂ fixing crops fitting to the system of land uses and natural, social and profitable conditions. Vermicompost, farmyard manure, green manure and biofertilizer should be useful every year to supply of the plant nutrients. Since of organic fertilizers microbial movement of soil increases, improves in soil structure, aggregate stability, water holding capacity, soil aeration and increase in organic matter in soil. Plant nutrients, soil nutrients, compost, soil amendments and crop residues, farmyard manure, biological nitrogen fixation, biofertilizers are the major component of INM.

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Vijay Kumar ¹, Rakesh Kumar ¹, Neeraj Gupta ², Shalini Khajuria ³, V. B. Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Rainfed Research Sub-station for Sub-tropical Fruits (S.K.U.A.S&T-J), Raya (J&K), IN
2 Division of Food Science and Technology (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Chatha (J&K), IN
3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (S.K.U.A.S&T-J) Samba (J&K), IN

Abstract

Custard apple (Anona squamosa L.) is a small group of edible fruits of genus Annona and family Annonaceae are collectively known as annonaceous fruits. It is one of the most delicious fruits mainly consumed fresh. Annona fruits are formed by fusion of pistil and receptacle into a large flashy aggregate fruit. Genus Annona has 120 species, 6 of them having pomological significance.

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