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Agriculture being the astir susceptible constituent of the nutrient system, requires contiguous technological intervention, and the intensive cultivation systems indispensable beryllium re-aligned to semipermanent sustainability, A.K. Patra, Vice-Chancellor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), West Bengal, said successful Coimbatore connected Saturday.
The 3 pressing planetary challenges-land degradation, and biodiversity nonaccomplishment warrants conserving soil, enhancing productivity, and promoting sustainable cultivation systems, Prof. Patra said, addressing the valedictory league of the 89th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS) astatine Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).
Eminent ungraded scientists, researchers, academicians, and argumentation makers crossed the state took portion successful the lawsuit jointly organised by the Coimbatore Chapter of ISSS, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, TNAU.
The corporate committedness of the Soil Science assemblage to promoting sustainable ungraded management, accelerating innovation, and fostering beardown collaborations among researchers, policymakers, and farmers was underscored astatine the event.
B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Educationalist and Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore, emphasized connected Gandhian thoughts, highlighting however Cap connected Consumption (COC) look would pave mode for lend much and consuming less.
M.Raveendran, Director of Research, TNAU, dwelt connected the nationalist absorption connected sustainable ungraded absorption and clime resilience, delineating the emerging relation of sensors for nutrient optimization, manus held devices for nutrient diagnostics, and portable instruments susceptible of quantifying ungraded microbial enactment done oxygen-induced colorimetric changes.
Prof. Raveendran elaborated connected the integration of AI tools, drone imaging, and satellite-based systems for real-time monitoring of ungraded parameters, and stressed the value of improving nutrient usage ratio with next-generation inputs specified a sthird-generation fertilizers, water-soluble fertilizers, nano-fertilizers, and biofertilizers.
Experts deliberated connected the interaction of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), National Mission connected Natural Farming (NMNF), and initiatives for reducing methane emissions done c credit-linked programmes.
