Coating of prilled urea with ecofriendly neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) formulations for efficient nitrogen use in hybrid rice

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Singh, S ^a   Shivay, Y S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agronomic N use efficiency; Apparent N recovery ( ); Coated urea; Growth and yield attributes; Hybrid rice; Neem formulations; Nitrogen; Pusa basmati; Yields

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842844811     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.51.2003.1.7     Document Type: Article

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