Land configuration and soil nutrient management options for sustainable crop production on Alfisols and Vertisols of southern peninsular India

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 203-216

  Selvaraju, R ^a   Subbian, P ^a   Balasubramanian, A ^a   Lal, R ^b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfisol; Fertiliser levels; Land configuration; Manures; Vertisol

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; CROP PRODUCTION; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VERTISOL;

INDIA;

CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; COCOS NUCIFERA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0032786660     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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