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Widespread incidences of sulphur (S) deficiency in agricultural crops and soils have been reported globally. To meet this gap, various new forms of S fertilizers are available in the market, and they are in the process of testing for their validations in varied type of crop species and soils. A current global trend of using these advanced S formulations for plant production has emerged to overcome the challenges of S nutrition in crops. This paper highlights the potential benefits of improved S fertilizers in agriculture as compared to conventional S fertilizers. However, there is also a need for increasing awareness among the growers to recognize the importance of S (fourth primary plant nutrient) and simultaneously exploring the options for elevating the efficiency of S.
ABSTRACT
Lack of knowledge and awareness about tuberculosis (TB) as well as Direct observed therapy short course (DOTS) area persistent and major community problem due top which suffering and mortality rate increases tremendously. So it is responsibility of pharmacists to develop a common awareness for prevention, care and treatment of TB in the community. This survey is strictly based on assessing the awareness about TB among undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students of nonmedical stream in Institute of Foreign Trade and Management Ahmednagar (MH) India. In the present study 59.41% were male and 52.78% were female, 60.81% P.G. students and 54.31% U.G. students were answered among them. It represents that male student’s awareness were higher than the female students. The survey results also revealed that both U.G. and P.G. students of H.S.B.P.V.T., C.O.P. &.C.O.M. possed very poor knowledge about type of TB. Multi drug resistance (MDR) & mantaux test and the knowledge of UG students was very poor as compared to PG students. Pharmacists should realize their role in health education programs in the community to improve the public awareness about the health burden diseases like tuberculosis.