Effect of urea, blue green algae and Azolla on nitrogen fixation and chlorophyll accumulation in soil under rice

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-72

  Nayak, Saswati ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Pabby, Anjuli ^a   Dominic, T K ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

ARA; Azolla; BGA; Nitrogen fixation; Rice fields

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PADDY FARMING; UREA;

ALGAE; ARA; AZOLLA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 3042700471     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0738-2     Document Type: Article

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