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This book provides clear cut knowledge about Integrated Nutrient Management studies for banana cultivation. In this scenario, efficient nutrient management plays an important role to increase nutrient availability, reduce disease, reduce nutrient losses, and help degrade toxic compounds. In present time the harmful effect of chemical fertilizer is a major problem. So, the Integrated Nutrient Management is best way to obtain good quality growth and development in banana. The Integrated Nutrient Management approach which includes utilization of chemical fertilizers as a major sources of plant nutrient, organic manures as a supplementary source of plant nutrients in combination with nitrogen fixing bacteria as a biological source of nitrogen may prove very useful as well as economic in reducing the requirement of chemical fertilizers and increasing the yield.