Green manuring: Its effect on soil properties and crop growth under rice - Wheat cropping system

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-237

  Mandal, Uttam Kumar ^a   Singh, Gurcharan ^b   Victor, U S ^a   Sharma, K L ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Green manuring; Rice wheat system; Root growth; Sesbania; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

GREEN MANURING; ORGANIC MATTER; RICE; SESBANIA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY; WHEAT;

INDIA;

ACULEATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SESBANIA; SESBANIA BISPINOSA; SESBANIA ROSTRATA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0037697717     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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