Sustainable agriculture has become a burning issue due to “energy crisis” and “environmental protection”. One aspect of sustainable agriculture is Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). Many regions in India like Kashmir, Himachal and other hilly regions have huge potential for quality flower production. Since floriculture is energy and cost intensive type of farming, the input cost of fertilisers is very high, which can be avoided by going for alternative methods like INM. There is scant information available concerning the use of organic fertilizer as the sole source of nutrients in flower production, especially in the cultivation of flowers has made its applicability more difficult. INM is a practice that is being rapidly adopted by growers, combines the use of adjusted nutrient rates, more efficient fertilizer sources, organic matter and soil inoculation. | Integrated nutrient management INM approaches in flower crops
