Crop productivity and soil properties as affected by polyethylene film mulch and land configurations in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-103

  Subrahmaniyan, K ^a,b   Kalaiselvan, P ^b   Balasubramanian, T N ^b   Zhou, Weijun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Groundnut; Land configuration; Polyethylene films; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645163105     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340500421786     Document Type: Article

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