Tag Archives: nutrient management

87-105 W. Hourani
Effect of fertilizers on growth and productivity of saffron: a review
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Effect of fertilizers on growth and productivity of saffron: a review

W. Hourani¹²*

¹Lebanese University, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, Plant production department, Beirut, Lebanon
²University of Forestry, Department of Agronomy, 10 Kliment Ohridski blvd,
BG1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
*Correspondence: wissam.hourani@st.ul.edu.lb

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Saffron management involves a systematic approach to nutrient management. Controlling the amount, form, combinations and timing of nutrients delivered to plants is a pre-requisite for getting optimum yield and quality potential of saffron. Therefore, nutrient use efficiency and integrated nutrient management is a crucial tool for balanced fertilization and sustainable crop production. The impact and the need of organic and inorganic fertilization for saffron growth are discussed along with the possibilities of increasing qualitative and quantitative parameters by the integration of multiple fertilizers. The goal of this review is to give an overview of saffron nutrition management in order to maximize saffron growth and yield.

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622–628 S. Aksu,, Ü. Kızıl, L. Genç and A.M. Yıldız
Web and android applications for district level nutrient management planning
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Web and android applications for district level nutrient management planning

S. Aksu¹,*, Ü. Kızıl¹, L. Genç² and A.M. Yıldız¹

¹ Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept. of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, TR17020 Çanakkale, Turkey
² Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, College of Architecture and Design, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, TR17020 Çanakkale, Turkey
*Correspondence: aksusefa@comu.edu.tr

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Livestock manure, often perceived as a waste problem, is in fact a valuable nutrient source for plants. Besides, it does not only provide nutrients to plants, also improves soil structure, aeration properties and water retention capacity. A district level manure management study was conducted in Çanakkale/Turkey for developing a web based application for animal manure application rates. The procedure and the outcomes of the study were made available for better use of producers. Therefore, a web and an android based application was developed using java programming language coupled with android job package that accessed database for interaction and presentations of the results. The database was created with PHP scripting language to provide soil analysis results (electrical conductivity, pH, lime, organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc) and manure application rates for major cultivars (paddy rice, maize, wheat, processing and table tomato) within the Gümüşçay district of Çanakkale and uploaded on a server. Then, a browser access interface to specific web page built up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) app inventor 2 for android devices and published on official android market.

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