Residual effect of nitrogen on rice productivity following tree removal of Acacia nilotica in a traditional agroforestry system in central India

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Pandey, C B ^a,b   Sharma, D K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia; Agroforestry; C:N ratio; Dispersed trees; Rice yield

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP YIELD; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; RICE;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 0038346046     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00221-9     Document Type: Article

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