Integrated nutrient management on maize

Abstract

The global food demands of an increasing human population and need for an environment friendly way for sustainable soil plant microbe ecosystem require significant attention when addressing the issue of enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability. One possible way to enhance crop productivity is by chemical fertilization, but due to unbalanced uses of chemical resources of nutrients in agricultural system affected the soil, food, environmental and human health. But it is not feasible to supply all the nutrient requirements of crops through organic manures due to shortage of their availability and poor quality. So by taking into consideration the above facts, integrated nutrient management (INM) has been developed which involves combined usage of both sources of nutrients to cover all sides. So, a brief impact of INM on maize yield and yield attributes has been discussed below.