Effect of different doses of organic fertilizer (cow dung) on pond productivity and fish biomass in stillwater ponds

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-18

  Garg, S K ^a   Bhatnagar, Anita ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; POND CULTURE; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0032823615     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.1999.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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