Fertilizer use by crop in India |
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Fertilizer use by crop in India
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3. Organic manures and biofertilizers
Fertilizer use by agro-ecological zone
5. Prices and Profitability of Fertilizers
Prices of agricultural products
Profitability of fertilizer use
6. Fertilizer distribution and credit
List of tables
1. Distribution of area according to annual rainfall
2. Important features of agro-ecological zones of India
3. Extent of macronutrient deficiency in India
4. Extent of micronutrient deficiency in India
5. Number, area covered and average size of landholdings
6. Chronology of fertilizer production in India
7. Production by product 2003/04
8. Production, importation and consumption of fertilizers
9. Consumption of fertilizers by state 2003/04
10. Growth in biofertilizer production
11. Growth in fertilizer consumption in India
12. Fertilizer consumption in agro-ecological zones of India, 2003/04
13. Fertilizer use on important crops, 2003/04
14. Fertilizer-use pattern under the rice-wheat cropping system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
15. Maximum retail prices of fertilizers, by product
16. Maximum retail prices of fertilizers, nutrient basis
17. Procurement/minimum support prices of agricultural products
19. Profitability of mineral fertilization for selected crops 2004/05
21. Credit flow by type of agency for agriculture and allied activities
List of figures
2 Agro-ecological zones of India
4 Share of fertilizers in total N and P2O5consumption, 2003/04
5 Fertilizer marketing and distribution channels
6 Share of various components in marketing cost of urea