rrdi_technology_soilscience_MapBasedFertilizer

TECHNOLOGIES

Soil Science Division - Map based fertilizer recommendation in rice cultivation

Technology

Select the .kml file on soil P, K and Zn for Kurunegala or Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura districts and open it in Google Earth pro program
Select the required paddy field and click on the place and get soil P K and Zn levels and site-specific fertilizer recommendation

Benifits

Easy to get site specific fertilizer recommendation
Reduced unwanted application of fertilizer and minimize soil & water pollution in Kurunegala or Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura districts

Principal inventor

M.U.K. Rathnayaka, Assistant Director of Agriculture (Research), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda

Co-inventors

N. Sirisena, Senior Soil Scientist, Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda
A. Renuka, Assistant Director of Agriculture (Research), Field Crops Research and Development Institute, Mahailluppallama

Collaborators

M.N. Wanninayake (AI), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda
De Silva (RA), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda
M. Muthukumara (RA), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda
M. Piumika (TA), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda
M.R.S. Atapattu (SRA), Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda