Deficiency of organic carbon in soil is a major issue which can be tackled through a comprehensive crop nutrient management programme along with organic minerals and biostimulants as there is no one solution that can be applied everywhere, said Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director, Yara South Asia, while releasing the company’s Sustainability Report 2024.
About the major deficiency in the organic carbon in soil, he said the situation can be changed only through balanced crop nutrition – application of right amount of right nutrients at the right time. In India, use of nitrogen (N) is more, phosphate (P) is less, potash (K) is very less, mainly due to selling price factor, which is decided by government policy.
Asked whether application of complex fertilizers (combination of N, P, K) and biostimulants is the answer for improving organic carbon, he said a combination of three-balanced crop nutrition, organic mineral and biostimulants are needed at the farm.
