National Conference on AICRP (All India Crop Response Programme) for Investigation on Soil Test Crop Response Correlation (STCRC) held on 6th and 7th June 2009 at ANGRAU Hyderabad & organized by ICAR New Delhi and ANGR Agriculture University Hyderabad

| Jun 16, 2009

Dr Muralidharudu Dr P Raghava Reddy Dr M Velayutham Dr A Subba Rao Dr A K Singh

"Soil Testing is one of the most important services provided by Soil Testing Laboratories set up by State Governments, Research Institutions, and private service providers. NIC, Pune has developed ‘Farmer Centric e-governance Application Software’ under title ‘In Service of the Farmers’ to issue Soil Health Card and Fertilizer Recommendations to the farmers.

The computerized system would act as National monitoring system to study emerging nutrient deficiencies and excesses in the various agro-ecological cropping and management systems adopted throughout India.

Shri Girish M Phegade, PSA has made a presentation on ‘Soil Health Card Package’ developed by NIC, Pune. The software facilitates Soil Testing Analysis and Issue of Soil Health Card along with fertilizer recommendations. A presentation was also made for Online fertilizer recommendations based on ‘Soil Test Crop Response (STCR) and Targeted Yield Concept’
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