Effect of organic manure and chemical amendments on soil properties and crop yield on a salt affected entisol

Pedosphere

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-51

  Bhatti, A U ^a   Khan, Q ^a   Gurmani, A H ^b   Khan, M J ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Arid Zone Research Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Berseem; Dhancha; Farm yard manure; Gypsum; Saline sodic entisol

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ENTISOL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTH-WEST FRONTIER; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

SESBANIA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 13644262317     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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