Spatio - Temportal Developments In Fertilizer Consumption Of Satara District

The use of fertilizer has become common phenomenon in contemporary agriculture and has augmented productivity considerably. Chemical fertilizers in particular are one of the important inputs to agriculture. It scale of application has been rightly regarded as the yardstick of agricultural prosperity of the region. Fertilizer is landsaving as well as lab our-saving input and land-saving input and land augmenting character has attracted much attention. Recent experience has shown that in the absence of organic manures, use of fertilizers alone has given ! very profitable returns. In view of difficiency in nutrients in the soils, the supply of fertilizers becomes inevitable particularly in the developing countries like India where agriculture has prominent place in the national economy. Thus fertilizer plays vital role in boosting up agricultural production.