1. NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE 17-18 September 2014 NEW DELHI Group discussion on Soil Health Management FARMER WELFARE & AGRICULTURE DEVLOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MADHYAPRADESH

2. Important Agriculture Statistics Agro climatic zone11 Net cultivable area150.75 Fallow land11.55 Area sown : Kharif118.59 Rabi 104.32 Double cropped area72.16 Cropping Intensity148% Area under irrigation36.5% Rainfed63.5% No. of Land holdings79.08 lakhs Spall and marginal farmers53.47 lakhs (68%) Fertilizer Consumption80.19

3. Present Status of Soil Testing Labs in M.P. There are 24 state Govt., 26 Mandi Board and 25 SAUs [Total 75] in working condition. Maximum capacity of Departmental lab to analyze 10,000 soil sample per lab in a year. From 2009 to till now 16.80 Lakh. Soil health cards has been distributed. The status of organic carbon found low to medium. The status of soil PH and EC mostly normal Consumption of N P K fertilizer in the year 2011-12 is 88.28, in the year 2012-13 is 83.20 and in the year 2013-14 is 80.19 kg. per hectare.

4. Total Distribution of Soil Health Card S.N.YearSoil health card (in Lakh) Macro nutrientsMicro nutrientsT 13.97otal 12009-101.490.0301.52 22010-114.030.0424.072 32011-122.750.0463.21 42012-133.100.123.22 52013-143.110.223.33 62014-15 (Till now) 1.260.081.34 Total15.740.56716.30

5. N P K STATUS IN PERCENTAGE OF TESTED SOIL SAMPLE YEARNUTRIENTLOWMIDHIGH 2012-13N42 16 P355312 K143749 OC414217 2013-14N42 16 P355213 K1443 OC394318 2014-15N42 16 P364717 K1443 OC394120

6. MICRO NUTRIENT YEAR 2012-13 YEAR 2013-14 YEAR 2014-15 LOWSUFFICIENTLOWSUFFICIENTLOWSUFFICIENT CU168418821882 Fe 307041594060 Zn 534754465446 Mn178324762377 Bo-10017831783 MICRO NUTRIENT STATUS IN % OF TESTED SOIL SAMPLE

7. pHYear 2012-13Year 2013-14Year 2014-15 Acidic0.65-1.7 Neutral9997 Alkaline3831.3 OCYear 2012-13Year 2013-14Year 2014-15 Normal98.58100.0099.63 Above to normal 0.14-0.03 Year 2012-13Year 2013-14Year 2014-15Year 2012-13Year 2013-14Year 2014-15 Status of pH in % of tested soil sample Status of EC in % of tested Soil sample

8. Status of N P & K in % of tested soil samples NUTRIENTLOWMEDIUMHIGHTOTAL N42 16100 P355114100 K144145100 OC404218100 Status of micro nutrient in % of tested soil samples NUTRIENTLOWSUFFICIENTTOTAL Cu1783100 Fe3763100 Zn5446100 Mn2179100 Bo1783100 S1783100

9. Season wise N P K consumptions in M.P. (Kg/Ha.) YEARNPKTOTAL 2011-201239.6833.443.4176.54 2012-201338.4235.024.1577.59 2013-201442.9728.682.8174.46 YEARNPKTOTAL 2011-201260.9136.864.05101.82 2012-201359.1628.302.0589.50 2013-201459.8724.651.9386.44 RABI AVERAGE YEARNPKTOTAL 2011-201249.5435.033.7188.28 2012-201348.1931.853.1683.20 2013-201451.0426.752.3980.19 UNIT:- IN KG/HEC. KHARIF

10. S.NName of InputsYears 2012-13Years 2013-14Years 2014-15 1VERMI COMPOSTING IN NO. 46341202112503 2BIO GAS SLURRY IN NO.1196694701209 3DISTRIBUTION OF MICRO NUTRIENTS [25 KG./HEC.] 3768002714791811310 4DISTRIBUTION OF GYPSUM [250 KG./HEC.] 627645408826255 5DISTRIBUTION OF BIOFERTLIZERS IN TONNS -659.55995.00 USE OF INPUTS FOR SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT

11. S.NProgramsYears 2012-13Years 2013-14Years 2014-15 NOBENEFICIA RY NOBENEFICIA RY NOBENEFICI ARY 1ORGANIC FARM FIELD SCHOOL [ 30 ARMAR] 5351605097929370164 7 49410 2FARMERS TOUR OUT OF STATE [ 30 FARMER] 61183011033001785340 3FARMERS TOUR WHITIN STATE [ 30 FARMER] 6820409929702467380 4FARMERS TRAINING [ONE DAY][ 30 FARMER] 438131404321296048614580 5JAIVIC WORKSHOP101 AWEARNES PROGRAM ON SOIL HEALTH MANEGMENT/ORGENIC FARMING

12. Awareness programs for farmers to maintain soil health and increasing the soil fertility Organic farmer field school 45420 farmers benefited during 12-13 & 13-14. Exposure tour out of state and within state - 10,140 farmer benefited during last two year. Conduction of organic farming training – 26,100 farmers benefited during last two year.

13. Application of organic matter and micronutrients to maintain the soil health To prepare 16,655 vermicompost to promote for organic farming during last two year. 21436 farmers are using biogas slurry during last two year. Use of Zinc sulphate in 518979 hectares during last two year. Use of gypsum in 116852 hectares during last two year.

14. Proposed work to maintain soil health in NMSA Setting of 27 new soil testing lab is proposed. Proposal for strengthening of 24 existing departmental soil testing labs. Proposal for strengthening of 4 existing fertilizer quality control lab. Proposal for promotion of organic farming and INM. Project for promotion of micronutrient to improve the status of Zn in soil of M.P. Establishment of organic agriculture research and teaching department. Package and practices for different cropping systems under organic farming.

15. Action to be taken for better Soil health and NUE Soil testing and scientifically sound management decisions about fertilizer. Requirement and given recommendations. Increase yield by providing balance amount of nutrients. Base N P and K application rates on soil test and yield goals. Increase contribution of legumes, manures, crop residues and other organic wastes Synchronize application with crop demand and utilization of fertilizer nutrients. Use slow release N fertilizers and nitrification inhibitors to reduce leaching. Schedule irrigation to minimize leaching losses. Diversify crop rotations to include crops that utilize residual nitrogen. Place the fertilizer at right depth, right amount, right time with right source. Use variable fertilizer application rates in variable fertility soils.

16. Band placement reduces immobilization Deep placement in reduced zone improves N use efficiency in rice Band placement can prevent ammonia volatilization losses by 15-20% in wheat. Where soil and environmental conditions favour NO 3 loss, nitrification inhibitors will increase N use efficiency. Fertilizers like Neem coated urea are better suited for transplanted rice Urease inhibitors have proven effective where ammonia volatilization is a problem especially when urea is surface applied. Urea super granules when placed as basal have shown to increase N use efficiency by 6-30% compared to prilled urea. Practices of N application for better soil health and NUE

17. Practices of P & K application for Better Soil Health and NUE Placement/drilling to optimize use efficiency Deep placed P + restricted irrigation is on par with P broadcast unrestricted irrigation Most efficient when P is banded with or near the seed Band placement reduces surface contact between the soil and fertilizer Seed placed P & K is most beneficial when soil test P & K is low and soil moisture is optimum Refine animal feed ration Use feed additives to increase animal absorption of P Move manure from surplus to deficit areas Apply conservation practices such as reduced tillage, buffer strips and cover crops. In high rainfall areas with coarse texture split application of K gives higher efficiency In a sandy loam soil, split application resulted in a higher yield.

18. Practices for recycling manure nutrients Soil test once in three years for recommending INM Develop a baseline for manure nutrient content and quality Prioritize manure application in fields testing low in P and K Apply manure before cereal rather than legume Calculate N credit from legumes and other N sources Apply manure uniformly to cover the entire field Keep records of what, when, where, and how much manure is applied to fields Limit manure application on untilled fields Avoid manure application to sloping or eroded soils

19. Manage organic C for better soil health Residue retention on soil Integrated nutrient management Avoiding residue burning