NPK use map of Andhra Pradesh (2003-04)
By T. Nagendra Rao


Salient features:

• Six districts viz., Adilabad, Anantapur, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagram districts used NPK (kg/ha) below national average.

• Rangareddy district recorded highest NPK nutrients per hectare (355 kg/ha), followed by West Godavari (333 kg/ha) and Karimnagar (303 kg/ha).

• East Godavari, Guntur, Khammam, Krishna, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal used NPK 2-3 times the national average.