Effect of water and nitrogen management on aggregate size and carbon enrichment of soil in rice-wheat cropping system

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 216-228

  Tripathy, Rojalin ^a   Singh, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Farm yard manure; Mean weight diameter; Rice wheat cropping system; Soil organic carbon; Typic Haplustept; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342517448     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200321175     Document Type: Article

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