Interspecific interaction and nutrient use in soybean/sorghum intercropping system

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1097-1108

  Ghosh, P K ^a   Manna, M C ^b   Bandyopadhyay, K K ^b   Ajay, ^b   Tripathi, A K ^b   Wanjari, R H ^b   Hati, K M ^b   Misra, A K ^b   Acharya, C L ^b   Subba Rao, A ^b  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; VEGETATION;

DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY (DHA); FARMYARD MANURE; INTERCROPPING SYSTEM; NITRATE REDUCTASE (NR); PHOSPHOCOMPOST;

CROPS;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS;

GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 33746578580     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0328     Document Type: Article

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