Crop Nutrition Management through Personal Digital Assistance

Crop Nutrition Management through Personal Digital Assistance

Sucharita Ghoshal

Nutrition Management in crops is highly essential for Indian Agriculture. Because 80-85% Indian population directly or indirectly related to agriculture. Before 1960s there was a hazardous effects of food scarcity in India. Population is increased in geometric progression and food production is increased in arithmetic progression. To minimize these effects M.s Swaminathan started Green Revolution in North-eastern state of India by using Excessive chemical fertilizers & HY variety seeds. Due to this soil health as well as plant health decreased. So, for crop nutrition management there are various types of software as well applications and gadgets are available in this day which are helping to regulate nutrients on plants as well as soils. Some important software, application and gadgets are AFFIRM- generates a fertilizer use strategy for an operation based soil analysis, moisture condition and production economics for selected crops with the goals of optimizing return on investment in fertilizer and also provides recommendations of nutrients on crops. ALBERT MMP-It will prioritize fields for manure application based on cropping pattern strategy. Some another applications which we can access from our smart phone through google play store that are Apni Kheti- agriculture information and social app, Crop Nutrition Advisor-identify and advise on crop nutrition deficiencies, Plantix- interactive plant doctors, any kind of nutrition deficiency as well as different pest and diseases infestation on crops. So for aforementioned techniques can used only when farmers have enough knowledge regarding use and importance of Information and Communication Technology on agriculture. So first of all trained them and create awareness on them then it will be successful in future.