Improvement of soil and substitution of nitrogen with green-manure crops on follow-up sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 455-458

  Alam, F ^a,b   Majid, M A ^a,b   Islam, M J ^a,b  

^a Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute   (Bangladesh)

^b Divison of Soils and Nutrition

Author keywords

Efficacy; Green manure crops; Nitrogen substitution; Soil improvement; Succeeding sugarcane

Indexed keywords

CROTALARIA JUNCEA; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SESBANIA ACULEATA; SESBANIA ROSTRATA;

EID: 0031394607     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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