24 Apr 2007

India Programme Publication Information


India Programme Publication Information


Publications of our program are targeted at a wide array of important end users. These include policy makers, researchers, government officials, industry, extension and training personnel, fertilizer dealers, progressive farmers and media personnel. Interested individuals and institutions can get more information by contacting any of our offices. Below is a listing of past publications.

Please consult the sidebar on the left for some of our most recent releases.


1. Proceedings of Symposia/Group Discussions/Workshops:
  • Maximum Yield Research
  • Potassium and Its Influence on Quality of Fruit and Vegetable Crops
  • Plant Nutrition Effect on Production and Quality of Tobacco
  • Phosphorus Research In India
  • Balanced Fertilizer Use for Increasing Food Grains Production in Northern States
  • Balanced Fertilizer Use for Increasing Food Grains Production in Southern States
  • Balanced Fertilizer Use for Increasing Food Grains Production in Eastern States
  • Balanced Fertilizer Use for Increasing Food Grains Production in Western States
  • Use of Potassium in Tamil Nadu Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in Maharashtra Agriculture
  • Use if Potassium in Bihar Agriculture
  • Use if Potassium in Punjab Agriculture
  • Use if Potassium in Haryana Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in Himachal Pradesh Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in Uttar Pradesh Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in North Eastern Hill States Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in Assam Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in West Bengal Agriculture
  • Use of Potassium in Kerala Agriculture
  • Review and Refinement of Fertilizer Recommendations in Uttar Pradesh
  • Phosphorus in India Agriculture-Issues and Strategies
  • Review and Refinement of Fertilizer Recommendations For Major Crops of Jharkhand
  • Nutrient Status, Needs and Recommendations for Major Fruit Crops of Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal
  • Review and Refinement of Nutrient Recommendations For Major Crops of Rajasthan


2. Bibliography
  • Bibliography: Potassium in Indian Agriculture During the Eighties (Year) contains 1234 references with index

3. Bulletins
  • Research Highlights 1998-99 ,1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003,2003-2004
  • Potassium Deficiency Symptoms in Important Vegetable Crops of India: This bulletin contains descriptive text and color pictures of Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach, Tomato, Pea, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Lettuce, Okra, Brinjal, Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Chilli, Cowpea and Arum.
  • Statistics in Fertilizer Use Research By L.A. Nelson
  • Balanced Use of Fertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Phosphorus Deficiency Symptoms in Important Vegetable Crops: This bulletin contains descriptive text and color pictures of Cauliflower, Cabbage, Spinach, Tomato, Pea, Onion, Garlic, Radish, Lettuce, Okra, Brinjal, Bitter gourd, Serpent melon, Chilli, Cowpea and Arum.
  • Diagnosis and Correction of Potassium Deficiency in Major Crops: This bulletin in Hindi and English contains descriptive text and color pictures of Rice, Wheat, Sorghum, Maize, Mustard, Soybean, Groundnut, Cotton, Sweat potato, Potato, Beet root, Sugarcane, Tobacco, Tea, Rubber, Apple, Peach, Lime, Banana, Pineapple, Cocoa, Coffee, Coconut, Jute, Oil palm and Sisal.

  • Phosphorus Deficiency Symptoms in Major Pulse Crops of India: This bulletin contains descriptive text and color pictures of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), Black gram (Vigna mungo), Green gram (Vigna radiata), Lentil (Lens culinaris), Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), Hyacinth bean (Dalicos lablab), Cluster bean (Cyamposis psoraloides), Horse gram (Dolichos biflorus L.), Pea (Pisum sativum L.).

  • Phosphorus Deficiency Symptoms in Major Oilseed Crops of India. This bulletin contains descriptive text and color pictures of Mustard (Brassica campestris), Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.), Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), Sesame (Sesamum indicum), Linseed (Linum usitatissimum), Rapeseed (Brassica campestris L.), Soybean (Glycine max).
  • Potash in Indian Farming: For Balanced, Efficiency, Quality and Top yields.
  • Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Sugarcane
  • Citrus : A Practical Guide to Nutrient Management

  • Soil Fertility Evaluation:A Potential Tool For Balanced Use of Fertilizers
  • Site Specific Nutrient Management for Increasing Crop Productivity in India - Results with Rice-Wheat and Rice-Rice Systems


  • Balanced Fertilization for Agricultural Sustainability in Uttar Pradesh

  • Tikau Kheti heto Poshak Tatwa Prabandha

  • Diagnosis and Correction of Potassium Deficiency in Major Crops

  • Fertilizer Guide
  • Bhartiya Krishi Mey Potash in Hindi

4. Brochures & Fact Sheets
  • Agri Fact Sheets (About 40 Topics Covered Replaced By Other Brochures)
  • Nutrient Deficiencies in Indian Soils
  • The Changing Face of Balanced Fertilizer Use
  • Nutrient Uptake and Removals
  • Potash: For Balance, Efficiency, Quality and Top yields
  • Potash for Uttar Pradesh Agriculture
  • Potash for Madhya Pradesh Agriculture
  • Potash for Rajasthan Agriculture
  • Potash for Haryana Agriculture
  • Potash for Gujarat Agriculture
  • Potash for Maharashtra Agriculture
  • Potash for Punjab Agriculture
  • Potash for Himachal Pradesh Agriculture
  • Potash for Tamil Nadu Agriculture
  • Potash for West Bengal Agriculture

5. Regional Languages Publication
  • Potash – Its Need & Use in Modern Agriculture
  • Phosphorus For Agriculture
  • International Soil Fertility Manual
  • Balanced Use of Fertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Fun With Plant Nutrient Team
  • Understanding Nitrogen in Our World
  • Understanding Phosphorus in Our World
  • Understanding Potassium in Our World
  • Fertilizer Guide
  • Facts From Our Environment
  • Potash in Indian Farming : For Balance, Efficiency, Quality and Top Yields
  • Importance of Potash in Agriculture
  • Importance of Potash in Agriculture
  • Uttar Pradesh Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi
  • Madhya Pradesh Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi
  • Rajasthan Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi
  • Haryana Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi
  • Himachal Pradesh Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi
  • Gujarat Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Gujarati
  • Maharashtra Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Marathi
  • Punjab Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Punjabi
  • Tamil Nadu Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Tamil
  • West Bengal Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Bengali
  • Bihar Mey Krishi Ke Liye Potash in Hindi




6. Pictorial Educational Charts:
  • Potassium Deficiency Symptoms in Major Plantation Crops: Covers Tea, Rubber, Apple and Pears, Peaches, Citrus, Banana, Pineapple, Cocoa, Oil Palm, Coconut, Jute, Sisal






  • Potassium Deficiency Symptoms in Major Food Crops: Covers Rice, Wheat, Barley, Potato, Sweat Potato, Soybean, Mustard, Maize, Tobacco, Cotton, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Sugar beat
  • Diagnosing Potash Hunger in Fruit Crops: Covers Mango, Papaya, Banana, Guava, Pineapple, Citus, Apple, Grape

  • Diagnosing Potash Hunger in Fruit Crops: Covers Mango, Papaya, Guava, Banana, Pineapple, Apple, Citrus, Grapes
  • Diagnosing Potash Hunger in Vegetable Crops: Covers Potato, Cucurbits, Radish, Okra, Amranthus, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brijal, Onion, Capsicum

  • Balanced Fertilizer Use in Sugarcane

  • Diagnosing Nutritional Disorders in Sugarcane


  • Potash: High Yield, High Quality Nutrient Use for Sugarcane

  • Potash For High Yield, High Quality, High Profit and High Efficiency

  • Diagnosing Nutrient Deficiencies in Citrus


  • Diagnosing Potash in Major Crops
  • General Fertilizer Recommendations for Important Crops of India



  • Removal of Major Nutrient by Important Crops of India


  • Balanced Use of Fertilizers


  • Nutrient Removals by Fruit and Vegetables


  • All Crops Need Potash

7. General Leaflets
  • Potash and Phosphate Institute of Canada – India Program (An Introduction)

Our program also distributes to the State Agril. Universities and Institutes, I.C. A. R. Institutes, State Department of Agrilture and the Fertilizer Industries various publications of the Potash and Phosphate Institute (PPI), USA, particularly the following: The scientists and the students the agril. universities and the institutes are requested to consult these publications in their universities/ Institutes/ Departmental libraries.
  • Better Crops
  • Better Crops International

The scientists and the students of the agril. universities and the institutes can consult these publications in the libraries of their universities/ Institutes and also in the Departmental libraries.